Paris mayor expresses 'deepest regrets' over school monitor sex abuse
The mayor of Paris on Wednesday expressed his "deepest regrets" over multiple cases of physical and sexual assault on children by school staff, admitting there had been a lack of transparency in handling the crisis.
Paris Mayor Emmanuel Gregoire expressed deep regrets over the sexual and physical abuse of children by school staff. He admitted the city had not been transparent, particularly for not holding regular public meetings with parents and advocacy groups. Gregoire, elected mayor recently, did not issue a personal apology, stating that the city had always met legal recruitment standards.
A recent court ruling handed the heaviest sentence since the allegations surfaced, with a 38-year-old monitor convicted of sexually assaulting nine children between September 2022 and January 2024. The court sentenced him to five years, with four years suspended and one year under house arrest. Protests have arisen in the city, with 132 aides suspended, including 52 suspected of sexual abuse.
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