Overview
- Two periscolaire animateurs and the husband of a teacher were arrested in recent weeks in connection with alleged assaults on 12 children aged 3 to 9 across three Paris schools.
- The cases involve nine victims at Vigée Lebrun in the 15th arrondissement, two children at Grands Champs in the 20th, and a five-year-old at Aqueduc in the 10th.
- At the Aqueduc school, a teacher was also held in police custody over suspected assaults on six children but was not referred to court, according to reporting sourced to investigators.
- Three separate criminal inquiries are underway with the Paris police juvenile protection brigade’s intrafamilial section handling the investigations.
- Families and groups including #MeTooEcole demonstrated at Paris City Hall demanding structural reforms and legal reviews, while the city highlights a mid‑November plan and says suspensions are now immediate amid intensifying municipal campaign pressure.