Overview
- Indre-et-Loire authorities arrested five suspects, including three minors, over two Montlouis-sur-Loire ambushes on October 18 and 25 that left victims with 15 and 30 days of medical leave.
- Prosecutor Catherine Sorita-Minard said the two adults will face immediate trial on Friday, while the three minors, aged 14 and 15, were presented to a juvenile judge.
- Investigators say the Montlouis group contacted victims via a dating app, set meetings, then beat them and hurled homophobic insults, leading to charges including aggravated violence and criminal conspiracy.
- In Besançon, police dismantled two separate groups of adolescents accused of eight attacks from January to August after luring victims on Grindr, with seized phones containing videos of assaults.
- Five Besançon suspects, reportedly ages 15 to 17, were indicted on charges such as armed extortion, armed robbery, aggravated violence, and anti-LGBTQ+ hate motives, then released under judicial control pending juvenile proceedings.