Overview

• The 13-year-old who received a nine-year prison term for the gang rape of a 12-year-old Jewish girl in June 2024 has formally appealed his conviction.
• His lawyer asserts that juvenile justice rules were misapplied and continues to challenge the court’s finding of antisemitic intent.
• Two defendants aged 13 were sentenced to nine and seven years, while a third, then aged 12 years and 10 months, was given an educational measure with mandatory treatment and foster placement.
• Judges cited the use of antisemitic insults and the “immense social harm” inflicted on the victim when imposing the sentences during the June 11–13 trial.
• After photos identifying the accused circulated online, the Nanterre prosecutor opened an inquiry into harassment and death threats, and President Macron condemned the assault as a scourge of antisemitism.