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Paris Mother Files Aggravated Rape Complaint as City Unveils School Safeguarding Plan

City leaders respond with tougher screening, mandatory training, a children's defender after a new complaint.

Overview

  • A mother of a 4-year-old filed a complaint with constitution de partie civile for aggravated rape against a City of Paris animateur who worked at the Bullourde nursery school in the 11th arrondissement.
  • Paris City Hall reports 30 animator suspensions since January, including 16 over sexual-suspicion concerns, with three animateurs suspended at Bullourde since the start of term.
  • The municipality will require two days of training for newly hired vacataires and two half-days for existing staff, create a recruitment-control post, appoint a children's defender, and set up a register to block reassignments of accused adults.
  • Investigations are active across several schools, with the minors’ prosecutor involving the Brigade de protection des mineurs; one 35-year-old animateur from Alphonse-Baudin is due in court on November 25 on multiple sexual assault charges.
  • Unions have launched a two-week strike through November 21 over precarious conditions and staffing levels, as parents and their lawyer criticize opaque communication from authorities.