Overview
- Parents filed an initial complaint about a young boy on June 10 and a second complaint by the parents of a kindergarten-aged girl was lodged on June 21, with prosecutors and the mayor confirming both complaints on Monday, June 22.
- The person targeted by the complaints is a long-serving animator at the centre aéré who has worked for the service for seven years and who was suspended by the municipality under a four-month precautionary measure.
- Gendarmes from the Avignon company are conducting interviews and a judicial inquiry is active as investigators gather testimony and evidence.
- Local leaders held an emergency meeting for families and the parents’ federation FCPE scheduled an information session, and the municipality said it has tightened supervision rules so staff will not be left alone with a child.
- The case comes as a local safeguarding issue that could prompt reviews of hiring, supervision and reporting rules in school-hosted after‑school programs, and officials note the accused had faced a five-day disciplinary suspension in 2025 over a separate incident.