Overview

• The prosecutor said 31 letters concerning Saint‑Stanislas have reached the Nantes office, including 15 from victims and 16 from witnesses.
• Nine alleged perpetrators have been identified, mainly members of the clergy, with some now deceased.
• The reported offenses are exclusively sexual, ranging from assaults to rapes, and are described as occurring chiefly in the 1960s.
• Authorities also received letters about other Catholic institutions in Nantes and Saint‑Nazaire, while the diocese reports higher tallies from its call for testimonies.
• A separate probe opened in early September after the 2024 suicide of a former boarder, as a victims' collective formed and some complainants have filed reports at police stations.