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Toulouse-Area Deputy Headmaster Placed Under Formal Investigation Over Alleged Rape of Minor

Investigators are pursuing a judge-led inquiry using seized digital evidence to determine whether other pupils were targeted.

Overview

  • Police arrested the deputy headmaster on January 15 at his home in Thèbes and he was placed under judicial supervision after his formal investigation status was opened.
  • Two former pupils have filed complaints, including a 21-year-old who alleges rape at age 17 and a 19-year-old who accuses him of school harassment.
  • Before magistrates, the suspect acknowledged sexual relations with several pupils and the exchange of messages but denies rape and harassment, describing the encounters as romantic.
  • Investigators seized his phone and computer and report finding photos and videos, following earlier disclosures by his ex-partner who said she discovered sexual messages and videos involving minors.
  • The police judiciaire in Toulouse is continuing the information judiciaire to identify any additional victims, and the rectorate has suspended him and is opening a listening and support unit at the school on January 20.