Overview

• The Pau prosecutor’s office said the boy was placed under formal investigation for rape, sexual assault and violence with a weapon after entering Collège Sainte-Bernadette with a knife on October 2.
• He was arrested later that day after staff alerted police, and prosecutors reported the intrusion caused no injuries.
• Local radio Ici Béarn-Bigorre reports the schoolgirl alleges she was forced to perform a sexual act during a history‑geography class on September 30.
• The suspect will follow his judicial supervision from a closed educational center for minors while investigators continue taking statements.
• Press accounts say he had recently been in an observation period for potential admission to the private school, and some outlets reported conflicting details on whether anyone was wounded.