A 57-year-old teacher from a high school in Morlaix (Finistère) was indicted on Wednesday for rape and sexual assault on a minor as well as possession of child pornography, AFP learned on Friday January 14 from the Brest prosecutor's office.
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The man was indicted on Wednesday for rape of a minor by a person in authority, sexual assault on a minor, corruption of a minor and possession of child pornography images
," said the Brest prosecutor's office, confirming information from the local press.
Under judicial control
The teacher, suspected of having raped and sexually assaulted a 17-year-old student in his school, was placed under judicial supervision, according to the same source, who specified that the facts took place between January and October 2020. .
The teacher of the Tristan-Corbière public high school in Morlaix, attended by 1,500 students according to the establishment's website, was arrested on Monday at his home and placed in police custody in the process, according to the Brest prosecutor's office, which specified that an investigation had been opened after the report made in December by the principal of the school "
following revelations
".
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The young woman had the courage to alert us and we immediately reported to the public prosecutor
,” high school principal Michel Favé told AFP, adding that the teacher suspected of the facts taught French.