Overview
- Justice Minister Gérald Darmanin, who set out the plan Sunday in a newspaper op‑ed, called for abolishing statutes of limitations for crimes against minors.
- He proposed a single family judge and prosecutors dedicated to these cases, plus a new child safety order that would let a judge protect a minor while police investigate.
- Darmanin said child protection is his top priority in the coming months and urged parties across the aisle to move quickly.
- A cross‑party bill to make such crimes imprescriptible was filed in mid‑April, yet it has not been put on the National Assembly’s agenda, leaving timing and capacity questions unresolved.
- Public attention has intensified after presenter Flavie Flament filed a complaint against singer Patrick Bruel, and officials cite about 160,000 children each year as victims of sexual violence in France.