Overview
- Authorities say the alleged abuses occurred repeatedly from November 2024 through February 14, 2025, with the inquiry launched after a February 15 complaint about a chemsex party in Lille.
- The child’s father has been imputed for incestuous sexual aggression and complicity, with prosecutors stating he put his son in contact with adult men.
- Counts include rape and sexual assault with torture or acts of barbarity and the administration of a substance to a minor without their knowledge, offenses that can carry a maximum sentence of life imprisonment.
- Regional outlets report that the abuses were recorded and that at least one of the accused is suspected of receiving a video and failing to report it to authorities.
- One principal suspect died by suicide in pretrial detention in June 2025, the child is now under the care of his mother with specialized support, and the judicial investigation continues.