Prosecutors Detail Rape Charges Involving Two Minors Against Louise Killing Suspect

Overview

• Authorities say Owen Legrand, already charged in the 2025 killing of 11-year-old Louise, was also placed under formal investigation in May 2025 over alleged rapes of girls aged 15 and 16.
• Prosecutor Grégoire Dulin states Legrand was taken into custody on May 12, 2025, then charged and remanded on May 14 in the rape case opened at the Évry judicial court.
• Investigators report he contacted the two complainants via social networks, with alleged incidents dating to December 2021 and to 2023 in Essonne.
• In the 2023 case, he acknowledged a sexual encounter but claims it was consensual; in the 2021 complaint, the teen alleges multiple rapes at his home, which he denies.
• In the homicide file, police found his DNA on Louise’s body and he admitted the stabbing during custody, telling investigators he panicked while trying to rob her.