Overview

• The FFCRIAVS submitted around forty prevention-focused measures to Haute-commissaire à l'Enfance Sarah El Haïry on Tuesday.
• The report estimates about 11,500 minors commit sexual violence each year in France, roughly 30% of perpetrators against minors, based on justice data.
• Boys account for about 93% of identified minor perpetrators, with more than 70% having previously experienced physical or sexual violence.
• Recommendations include immediate referral to a juvenile civil judge when a minor is investigated for sexual violence and expanding the legal definition of incest to include cousins.
• The authors call for moving beyond a punitive-only approach by pairing sanctions with therapeutic, social and educational support, alongside school-based education and guidance for platforms and parents.