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French bishops vote to give payouts to sex abuse victims

Sat, 09 Nov 2019 21:51:59 +0100

French bishops on Saturday approved a programme of payouts to victims of sex abuse by priests -- but survivors have already objected that the Church has not gone far enough in admitting responsibility.

Facebook: Dad hits baby, posts photo of injuries

Thu, 31 Jul 2014 11:38:00 +0200

Parents of a one-month-old baby in France have been brought up on abuse charges after hitting their child because he wouldn't stop crying and then posting photos on Facebook of the beaten infant "for fun."

Baby 'forced to live in car boot' in France

Mon, 28 Oct 2013 11:47:00 +0100

Mechanics carrying out repairs on a car in south-western France over the weekend made the appalling discovery of a naked, dehydrated baby girl in the car boot. There has been widespread shock in France as details emerge about the baby’s horrific existence, which “defies belief".

Baby for sale: police launch probe over ad

Tue, 04 Sep 2012 13:21:00 +0200

An advert for the sale six-month-old baby with the “price up for negotiation” found on a French personal ads website is being investigated by police.

Man 'shot toddler dead after cleaning row'

Thu, 23 Aug 2012 16:47:00 +0200

A man suspected of shooting his girlfriend's three-year-old daughter in a violent rage over the cleanliness of their flat has been charged with the toddler's murder, police said Thursday.

Campsite predator charged with child rape

Mon, 13 Aug 2012 12:23:22 +0200

French prosecutors on Sunday brought charges including raping a minor against a paedophile who has admitted to five serious sexual assaults on girls at French campsites this summer.

Serial rapist 'preying on girls at French campsites'

Fri, 10 Aug 2012 19:53:29 +0200

A suspected serial rapist is preying on young girls holidaying on campsites in the Ardèche region of central France, local police said Friday.

Mother: I arranged for my daughter to be raped

Wed, 08 Aug 2012 17:51:17 +0200

A woman from eastern France has admitted delivering her 5-year-old daughter to be sexually abused by a 38-year-old paedophile she met on an internet forum.

Student: 'I won't eat until granddad I accused of rape is freed'

Thu, 23 Feb 2012 17:44:00 +0100

A French student whose politician grandfather was jailed for raping him as a child has now gone on hunger strike to try to secure his release, after retracting the accusations.

Funeral for boy killed in washing machine

Tue, 06 Dec 2011 12:48:26 +0100

A three-year-old boy who was killed in a washing machine is to be burried on Tuesday in Germigny-l'Evêque near Paris. His 33-year-old father had stuffed him into a washing machine and switched it on.

Five year old abducted in eastern France

Tue, 14 Jun 2011 11:27:46 +0200

A five-year old girl abducted for several hours on Sunday was "sexually assaulted and raped".

French convent refuses to shelter Dutroux's ex

Thu, 09 Jun 2011 12:35:00 +0200

A French convent has refused to shelter the ex-wife and accomplice of notorious Belgian paedophile killer Marc Dutroux who recently won early release.

Morocco probes minister child abuse claims

Thu, 09 Jun 2011 12:32:00 +0200

The Moroccan government said Wednesday it had ordered a probe into claims that a French ex-minister had sexually molested boys in Morocco.

Ferry: child sex 'hushed up by officials'

Wed, 01 Jun 2011 18:31:00 +0200

Still digesting news of sex assault charges against a presidential contender and allegations against a minister, French voters are now confronted with rumours of a high-level paedophile cover-up.