Overview

• A document published by the Bétharram victims’ collective reveals that the monitor convicted in 1996 was promoted to a senior education role in 1997-1998, contradicting François Bayrou's testimony.
• Bayrou, under oath before a parliamentary commission, claimed the monitor was dismissed following a 1996 rectorate letter, which he cited as evidence.
• The monitor, known as 'Sanglier,' was convicted for assaulting a student in 1996 and received a suspended fine from the tribunal in Pau.
• Jean-François Lacoste-Séris, father of the injured student, accused Bayrou of either lying or being misinformed about the monitor’s employment status.
• The scandal has intensified calls for Bayrou’s political accountability and systemic reforms in France’s private educational sector, with opposition members alleging he was aware of broader abuses.