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 France's parliament adopted legislation on Thursday setting the minimum age of sexual consent at 15. https://www.thelocal.fr/20210416/france-sets-age-of-sexual-consent-at-15-in-historic-step Fri, 16 Apr 2021 11:45:59 +0200 france-sets-age-of-sexual-consent-at-15-in-historic-step French film giant Gérard Depardieu has been charged with rape and sexual assault, a judicial source told AFP on Tuesday, the latest in a string of such allegations against prominent figures in France. https://www.thelocal.fr/20210224/french-actor-gerard-depardieu-charged-with-rape-and-sexual-assault Wed, 24 Feb 2021 09:25:15 +0100 french-actor-gerard-depardieu-charged-with-rape-and-sexual-assault After nearly 10 years of legal battles that initially led to an acquittal, a former French government minister has been jailed after a court found him guilty of raping an employee during "foot massages" in his office. https://www.thelocal.fr/20210218/ex-french-government-minister-jailed-for-rape-after-10-year-legal-battle Thu, 18 Feb 2021 12:36:10 +0100 ex-french-government-minister-jailed-for-rape-after-10-year-legal-battle A series of high-profile cases of incest, rape and sexual abuse has shaken France, with protesters demanding real systemic change. Has the Me Too movement finally arrived in France? https://www.thelocal.fr/20210211/this-time-there-will-be-change-has-frances-me-too-turning-point-finally-arrived Thu, 11 Feb 2021 12:43:47 +0100 this-time-there-will-be-change-has-frances-me-too-turning-point-finally-arrived Covid-19 lockdowns sparked a big drop in the number of reported crimes in France last year, except for domestic violence and rape cases which continued to rise, the interior ministry said on Thursday. https://www.thelocal.fr/20210128/domestic-violence-and-rape-on-rise-in-france-as-lockdown-saw-other-crimes-drop Thu, 28 Jan 2021 15:56:11 +0100 domestic-violence-and-rape-on-rise-in-france-as-lockdown-saw-other-crimes-drop The subject of inter-family sexual abuse is at present one of the most discussed topics in France, but what has sparked this - some say long-overdue - conversation? https://www.thelocal.fr/20210118/why-france-is-having-a-long-overdue-conversation-about-incest Mon, 18 Jan 2021 15:58:17 +0100 why-france-is-having-a-long-overdue-conversation-about-incest Five French teenagers accused of gang raping a Norwegian woman in a holiday apartment in the popular Spanish resort of Benidorm have been charged with sexual abuse, authorities said. https://www.thelocal.fr/20190809/five-french-teens-charged-in-benidorm-gang-rape-case Fri, 09 Aug 2019 16:01:16 +0200 five-french-teens-charged-in-benidorm-gang-rape-case A Syrian refugee was on Saturday charged with the rape and murder of a 24-year-old woman, a French public prosecutor said. https://www.thelocal.fr/20190714/syrian-refugee-charged-with-rape-and-murder-of-woman-in-france Sun, 14 Jul 2019 09:35:08 +0200 syrian-refugee-charged-with-rape-and-murder-of-woman-in-france Six firemen in Paris were set to be charged on Monday over the alleged gang rape of a 20-year-old Norwegian student at a fire station in the city, legal sources said. https://www.thelocal.fr/20190506/six-paris-firemen-to-be-charged-over-alleged-gang-rape-of-norweigan-student Mon, 06 May 2019 14:54:40 +0200 six-paris-firemen-to-be-charged-over-alleged-gang-rape-of-norweigan-student A Canadian tourist who has accused two Paris police officers of rape reiterated her claim Friday after two weeks of testimony by witnesses who contested elements of her account. https://www.thelocal.fr/20190126/canadian-woman-stands-by-paris-police-rape-claim Sat, 26 Jan 2019 10:45:24 +0100 canadian-woman-stands-by-paris-police-rape-claim The father-in-law of Pippa Middleton, whose sister Kate is married to Britain's Prince William, has been charged in France with the rape of a minor, a legal source told AFP on Friday, as a family spokesperson called the allegation "untrue and scandalous". https://www.thelocal.fr/20180331/french-charge-pippa-middletons-father-in-law-with-child-rape Sat, 31 Mar 2018 10:37:05 +0200 french-charge-pippa-middletons-father-in-law-with-child-rape France plans to make 15 the age of sexual consent after a public outcry over two cases of sex involving 11-year-old girls, Equality Minister Marlene Schiappa said on Monday. https://www.thelocal.fr/20180306/france-sets-15-as-legal-age-of-sexual-consent Tue, 06 Mar 2018 10:05:29 +0100 france-sets-15-as-legal-age-of-sexual-consent French prosecutors on Friday said they had dropped an investigation into claims that Budget Minister Gérald Darmanin raped a woman who sought his help in having her criminal record expunged in 2009. https://www.thelocal.fr/20180217/rape-case-against-french-budget-minister-dropped-gerald-darmanin Sat, 17 Feb 2018 05:09:16 +0100 rape-case-against-french-budget-minister-dropped-gerald-darmanin A French man has been acquitted of rape after a jury found no evidence that he forced an 11-year-old girl into having sex, a prosecutor said Saturday. https://www.thelocal.fr/20171111/frenchman-acquitted-of-raping-11-year-old-schoolgirl Sat, 11 Nov 2017 18:25:57 +0100 frenchman-acquitted-of-raping-11-year-old-schoolgirl Two French policemen will face trial accused of raping a Canadian tourist at the Paris police headquarters, her lawyer said Thursday. https://www.thelocal.fr/20170928/french-cops-to-face-trial-over-rape-of-canadian-tourist-at-paris-police-hq Thu, 28 Sep 2017 19:02:13 +0200 french-cops-to-face-trial-over-rape-of-canadian-tourist-at-paris-police-hq There was anger and shock in France this week after it emerged that prosecuters had deemed an 11-year-old's sexual relationship with a 28-year-old man was consensual. https://www.thelocal.fr/20170927/anger-in-france-as-girl-11-judged-to-have-consented-to-sex-with-man Wed, 27 Sep 2017 13:32:19 +0200 anger-in-france-as-girl-11-judged-to-have-consented-to-sex-with-man A second French policeman faces being charged with raping a young man with his baton, just weeks after the alleged rape of a man named Theo by a policeman sparked anger and violence among young people in the suburbs of Paris. https://www.thelocal.fr/20170220/second-french-cop-set-to-be-tried-over-anal-rape-of-young-man Mon, 20 Feb 2017 17:33:50 +0100 second-french-cop-set-to-be-tried-over-anal-rape-of-young-man Morocco's King Mohammed VI will cover the legal fees of pop singer Saad Lamjarred, imprisoned in France charged with "aggravated rape", the official MAP news agency reported on Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.fr/20161101/moroccan-king-will-cover-legal-fees-of-star-in-french-rape-case Tue, 01 Nov 2016 14:45:26 +0100 moroccan-king-will-cover-legal-fees-of-star-in-french-rape-case The sexual assault of a girl, aged 8, while she was on holiday in the Ardeche region of southern France has brought back memories of a serial rapist, who targeted girls on camp sites in the same area several years ago. https://www.thelocal.fr/20160810/young-tourist-raped-in-tent-on-campsite-in-south-of-france Wed, 10 Aug 2016 12:19:56 +0200 young-tourist-raped-in-tent-on-campsite-in-south-of-france An unauthorized minicab driver has been arrested for the alleged attempted rape of a student in Lyon, after he drove her home from a nightclub. https://www.thelocal.fr/20160518/french-minicab-driver-held-over-sexual-assault-of-student Wed, 18 May 2016 12:46:03 +0200 french-minicab-driver-held-over-sexual-assault-of-student