Overview
- Prosecutors in Libourne say four suspects aged 14 to 16 were taken into custody on March 11 and were placed under formal investigation on Tuesday.
- At least seven victims have been identified so far, and investigators believe additional victims may come forward.
- All known cases trace back to one deceptive profile on the Grindr app that arranged meetings used as setups for attacks.
- Assailants wore masks and black clothing, beat the victims, and filmed the assaults, and investigators are analyzing the videos as evidence.
- The first alerts came on March 6 with attacks in Blaye and Saint-Ciers-sur-Gironde, followed by incidents in nearby towns including Bourg-sur-Gironde and Saint-Martin-Lacaussade.