Seen by a half-naked neighbor masturbating, then arrested in possession of a syringe, sex toys and synthetic drugs, Wednesday evening, the director of Sainte-Marie schools in Levallois-Perret will explain himself on the 10th May, as part of a deferred appearance, before the Nanterre criminal court.
The man, placed under judicial supervision, will be tried for use of narcotics and possession of narcotics but is not, however, being prosecuted for sexual exhibition.
If the head of the establishment, whose news of the arrest shocked the parents of the students, did indeed admit to having masturbated in his office, within the grounds of the Sainte-Marie school, he also explained that he didn't think he could be seen.
Because according to the first elements collected by the Hauts-de-Seine territorial security investigators, to whom the case was entrusted, the director did not leave his office and was therefore not seen in the courtyard, as we wrote this Thursday.
“There was no desire for exhibition”
“He does not seem to have left his office and was unaware that he could be seen from outside,” said a person close to the case.
There was no desire for exhibition.
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On the other hand, the director of the Sainte-Marie school, also at the head of the Sœur-Marguerite school, in Clichy, will not escape prosecution for use and possession of narcotics.
As soon as the police intervened on Wednesday evening, the man, caught half-naked in possession of a syringe and several sex toys, admitted to using drugs and having injected a dose of 3-MMC.
A synthetic drug popular with chemsex party enthusiasts that the police actually found, in small quantities, in the person's office.
According to our information, this consumption would be relatively recent and “occasional”.
The use, for which the school director will be judged, would extend over a period of one year.
An interim head of establishment will replace him
Created in 2019, the deferred appearance procedure used to judge the head of the establishment allows a person suspected of having committed an offense to be tried.
within two
month
after his custody.
“This period allows additional investigations to be carried out,” specifies the same source.
In particular in this specific case, exploitation of computer equipment and psychiatric expertise of the accused.
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Concerning the two schools for which the man was in charge, the diocesan management of Hauts-de-Seine, which claims to have never received any complaints or reports, explains to parents that an interim head of establishment will soon take charge. The direction.
A psychological unit was also set up to “listen on site to adults in the teams and to students who feel the need”.