WEST-FRANCE INFO. In Cherbourg, a former scout leader accused of pedophile acts

The prosecutor's office in Coutances opened an investigation against a former head of scouts and guides of France Cherbourg-en-Cotentin (Manche). He is suspected of sexual assault and attempted rape of minors.

A former head of Scouts and Guides of France Cherbourg is suspected of sexual assault and attempted rape of minors. The court of Coutances has confirmed that he had opened an investigation.

According to the Scouts and Guides of France, who are civil parties, "the suspect was responsible volunteer for fifteen years. The facts date from four or five years ago, in the group of Scouts of Cherbourg. There are five victims, boys aged 14 to 17 during the events. Two complaints were filed for sexual assault and three for attempted rape. The case came out when one of the young people spoke to another official, who automatically turned to the national team and the gendarmerie. In talking, other young people, still in the movement, also denounced this man. "

The suspect would work in teaching

According to the Scouts and Guides of France, the mis en cause, aged about forty, would work in education. The gendarmerie of Cherbourg would be in contact with all the people who have dealt with him, to ensure that there are no other victims.

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