Paris probes alleged abuse at over 100 schools and daycare centres
Paris investigators are looking into allegations non-teaching staff recruited by the city mistreated or abused children at 84 kindergartens and around 20 primary schools. The French capital's new mayor, Emmanuel Gregoire, a Socialist who says he...
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Paris investigators are looking into allegations non-teaching staff recruited by the city mistreated or abused children at 84 kindergartens and around 20 primary schools. The French capital's new mayor, Emmanuel Gregoire, a Socialist who says he suffered sexual abuse himself during an after-school swimming programme in primary, has announced dozens of suspensions and pledged to stamp out such violence. FRANCE 24's Carys Garland looks into the scandal, and what the city is putting in place to deal with the matter.
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