Overview

• On June 13, 2025, the Nanterre Children’s Court imposed nine- and seven-year prison terms on two minors convicted of the antisemitic gang rape of a Jewish 12-year-old in Courbevoie.
• A third defendant, the victim’s former boyfriend, received a five-year educational placement because he was 12 at the time of the assault.
• Prosecutors detailed that the attackers subjected the girl to antisemitic insults, questioned her about Israel, filmed the assault and threatened her life if she spoke out.
• The closed-door trial charged the teenagers with rape in concert, sexual violence, attempted extortion, death threats and hate-crime aggravations.
• The verdict has spurred protests and political outcry as France reported 1,570 antisemitic incidents in 2024, highlighting demands for stricter legal action against hate crimes.