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French Nursery Worker and Montreuil Nurse Detained in Child Abuse Probes

Probes opened after viral videos target suspected child abuse by nursery, neonatal staff in separate French jurisdictions.

Une assistante maternelle d’une école de l’Hérault a été mise en examen et écrouée dans le cadre d’une enquête pour viols et agressions sexuelles, a annoncé jeudi 31 juillet 2025 le procureur de la République de Montpellier. (Photo d’illustration)
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Une infirmière et un homme sont placés en garde à vue pour agressions sexuelles sur des nourrissons

Overview

  • A 59-year-old nursery assistant in Vic-la-Gardiole was indicted on July 31 for rape and sexual assault of nine children aged 3 to 4 and placed in provisional detention.
  • The Montpellier prosecutor opened a judicial inquiry on July 29 following complaints that digital penetration and masturbation occurred during her duties between October 2024 and July 2025.
  • A 26-year-old nurse surrendered on July 30, confessed under her partner’s influence to assaults on newborns and was held in custody alongside him by the Bobigny prosecutor.
  • The Grand Paris Nord-Est hospital group confirmed the nurse worked only in neonatal intensive care and has launched legal proceedings against those who linked its maternity services to the allegations.
  • Investigations by the gendarmerie in Castelnau-le-Lez and the Seine-Saint-Denis sûreté départementale continue to verify claims and identify any additional victims.