https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from France in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed A former deputy mayor of Paris accused of sexual harassment by a co-worker was charged on Friday with rape and other sexual assaults, several sources said. https://www.thelocal.fr/20201010/paris-ex-deputy-mayor-charged-with-rape Sat, 10 Oct 2020 11:18:53 +0200 paris-ex-deputy-mayor-charged-with-rape 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. https://www.thelocal.fr/20191109/french-bishops-vote-to-give-payouts-to-sex-abuse-victims Sat, 09 Nov 2019 21:51:59 +0100 french-bishops-vote-to-give-payouts-to-sex-abuse-victims The ex-school director imprisoned last year for the rapes of dozens of students was found dead in his cell on Tuesday morning, having hanged himself ahead of his trial. https://www.thelocal.fr/20160405/french-pedophile-ex-school-director-kills-himself-in-prison Tue, 05 Apr 2016 12:15:13 +0200 french-pedophile-ex-school-director-kills-himself-in-prison France’s education minister promised a thorough investigation on Wednesday into "systematic failures” after it emerged that numerous teachers were employed to work in schools despite having previous convictions for paedophilia. https://www.thelocal.fr/20150401/france-rocked-by-paedophile-teachers-scandal Wed, 01 Apr 2015 19:25:39 +0200 france-rocked-by-paedophile-teachers-scandal