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Trial of an animator for rape and sexual assault on 14 children opens

2021-06-20T22:39:15.699Z


The trial before the Pas-de-Calais assizes of a host tried for rape, attempted rape and sexual assault on 14 very young children ...


The trial before the Pas-de-Calais assizes of a host tried for rape, attempted rape and sexual assault on 14 very young children in Outreau, opened Thursday in Saint-Omer.

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To the question "

do you recognize the facts stated?

", The 33-year-old man, who admitted certain facts and denied others during the judicial investigation, replied to maintain his position. “

What I have confessed, I maintain. What I didn't do, I still challenge

, ”he said, wearing a gray T-shirt with a Pokémon Pikachu character design, short hair and a beard collar. He worked in several schools and in a socio-cultural center in Outreau, both as an animator, AVS (school life assistant, in charge of supporting a disabled child attending school in ordinary schools) and as a volunteer.

The investigation began in March 2017, when the mother of a four-year-old boy who was in contact with him at the socio-cultural center denounced sexual violence against her son to the police. The young man is finally tried for acts on 14 children, 12 little boys and two girls, between September 2015 and March 2017. For five of these children, he is accused of rape. He must also answer for the detention and usual consultation of child pornography images.

In addition to the families of the children, the Voix de l'Enfant association is a civil party in this case. "

What happened so that no one noticed anything for years?" Has information been transmitted without being processed?

“Asks its president, Martine Brousse. The verdict is expected on July 2.

Source: lefigaro

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