Very serious comments at a very young age.
An 11-year-old child, living in Goussainville and attending Robespierre college, was referred this Monday to the Pontoise public prosecutor's office.
He was presented to a children's judge as part of an investigation for publicly advocating an act of terrorism by means of an online communication service, and threatening to kill a person entrusted with a service mission public, indicates the Pontoise public prosecutor's office to Le Parisien.
The investigation began on Friday evening when the prefecture's services reported to the prosecutor's office a video posted online on the TikTok platform.
The young schoolboy allegedly made threats against his history and geography teacher and praised a terrorist group.
Law enforcement and prosecutors acted quickly.
They identified the child's home and showed up there Sunday morning around 6 a.m. to arrest him.
His cell phone was seized during the search.
A threatening video on Tiktok
The young boy was taken to the police station where he was questioned in the presence of his parents.
He was also subjected to a psychological assessment.
He would not have been the subject of any particular report before this video was posted online.
The investigation, which is now closed, named him as the perpetrator.
His environment will be studied soon and his parents will be heard.
Due to his age, under 13, he is not eligible for criminal prosecution and therefore imprisonment.
The Pontoise public prosecutor's office indicates that the children's judge has ordered a judicial educational investigation measure against him.
This consists of carrying out an in-depth and interdisciplinary assessment of the minor's personality and situation, including, possibly, medically.
He is also the subject of an educational assistance measure in an open environment.
This involves the intervention of a specialized educator in the child's home for a variable duration.
“The student author is the subject of a precautionary measure which prohibits him from accessing the establishment pending the meeting of the disciplinary council,” indicate the national education services in Val-d'Oise.
“The academic authorities support the educational community and are closely monitoring this situation in conjunction with the public prosecutor's office and the prefecture,” they add, specifying that functional protection has been granted to the teacher, which means that her legal fees will be taken care of by his employer.