Overview

• On June 27, Tours prosecutor Catherine Sorita-Minard announced the teacher’s formal indictment and placement in pretrial detention after his June 25 arrest.
• The educator, born in Germany in 1980 and living in Chinon, taught in the communes of Saché, Montlouis-sur-Loire and Ligré before his suspension in March.
• Authorities have seized computers and storage devices that are now being partially analyzed to uncover digital evidence and identify additional victims.
• Investigators have conducted numerous interviews with witnesses and alleged minor victims to document suspicions of sexual misconduct by a person in authority.
• The ongoing inquiry aims to establish the total number of victims, evaluate their trauma and determine the precise nature of the alleged offenses.