Overview

• The 48-year-old suspect was arrested on July 3 and placed in provisional detention at the Angers facility over alleged rapes of three minors since January 2024.
• Prosecutor Éric Bouillard said the accused groomed victims by selling disposable vaping products known as “Puffs” on social media to establish trust before the assaults.
• Officials discovered the inmate dead in his cell in the early hours of July 10 and have opened an inquiry into the circumstances of his death.
• An autopsy is scheduled in the coming days to determine whether the death was self-inflicted under the favored suicide hypothesis.
• The judicial investigation into the rape allegations remains active as prosecutors seek to uncover any additional victims.