Shock and anger spread across France after the remains of a missing schoolgirl were found in an abandoned silo 15 km from her hometown of Fleurance. The girl was last seen on May 29 getting into the car of her classmate’s father. He has since been arrested as the prime suspect.
The man has been the subject of multiple criminal complaints for the sexual abuse of minors since 2017. Last August, the mother of an 11-year-old girl filed a complaint after her daughter said she had been repeatedly raped by the man. The police did not investigate him until last week’s suspected femicide.
This case adds fuel to an ongoing scandal in France, where a high-profile trial has opened in Paris against a school assistant charged with sexually abusing minors. The trial has revealed that over 100 schools nationwide are under investigation for staff mistreatment and sexual violence.
