Overview
- A resident in the village of Mancenans filmed a man trying to force her door, which led gendarmes to arrest him and search his home.
- Investigators counted 94 women’s undergarments at the house that, according to prosecutors, did not appear to belong to him.
- In custody he first said he bought the lingerie, then admitted stealing some and told officers, “I made a mistake.”
- The gendarmerie appealed for owners to come forward, and two local women have already recognized items from police photos without filing complaints.
- The Montbéliard prosecutor will offer a composition pénale, a French diversion that can require victim repayment and a citizenship class, and investigators reported no phone or computer at his home as they check for other offences.