Overview
- The investigating judge issued a supplementary formal investigation on April 10 that raised the known victims to 34, and the 40-year-old suspect remains in pretrial detention.
- Gendarmes say 127 videos and 197 photos found on the suspect’s devices allowed them to identify victims and match specific acts to each child.
- Prosecutors describe assaults carried out at the suspect’s home during birthdays and sleepovers, and investigators are examining whether some boys were drugged because many appear inert on video.
- The man has acknowledged most of the acts according to the prosecutor, had no prior record, and a psychiatric report cites a marked pedophilic disorder and criminological dangerousness.
- The judicial inquiry continues to map each offense, question possible third‑party awareness, and support families through specialized child‑victim units that interview minors in a safe setting.