Overview

• On July 18, the Bordeaux prosecutor’s office filed an appeal challenging the court’s decision to drop ‘association de malfaiteurs’ charges against Florian and Marie L.
• The tribunal correctionnel de Bordeaux had acquitted the couple of conspiracy while convicting them of failing parental obligations that compromised their son’s safety.
• Each parent was handed an 18-month suspended prison term, with the father also placed on two years’ probation and ordered to undergo treatment.
• The court removed their parental authority and ordered €5,000 in damages to be paid to their five-year-old son, who is now under his grandparents’ care.
• Legal experts say the case highlights the difficulty of protecting minors when parents’ non-violent delusional beliefs pose psychological risks rather than direct physical harm.