Jacques-Tati nursery and elementary school, Clos Toreau district in Nantes.

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F. Brenon / 20Minutes

  • A staff of Jacques-Tati school is accused by several parents of having sexually assaulted children of middle section.

  • The investigation could not confirm the reported facts, according to justice.

  • The accused man and the school principal are said to be threatened.

The rumor has been swelling for a week in the Clos Toreau district in Nantes.

A staff of the Jacques-Tati public school allegedly committed sexual assault on one or more pupils attending an average kindergarten section.

The story, originally reported by a worried mother, is imprecise but supported by other relatives.

Four complaints were even filed.

The case is taken "very seriously" by the police, which opened an investigation last Friday.

School staff, parents, were interviewed.

Five children were also interviewed by specialized investigators from the family protection brigade.

Medical examinations were also carried out.

Conclusion: the accusations are unfounded, says the Nantes prosecutor's office on Wednesday.

Threats to staff

"There is nothing to confirm that there was anything inside the school or in the home of the accused," said Olivier Bonhomme, deputy public prosecutor.

“The investigations were carried out to ensure that the children are safe within this school and to ensure that there has been no act committed.

They tend to show that nothing happened, ”confirms Charlotte Gazzera, deputy prosecutor.

The magistrate explains that the words or actions of children of this age can be misinterpreted.

She says she "understands the parents' concerns" but wishes to "reassure" them.

If the courts have chosen to communicate on this affair, which “is not one”, it is because school personnel are under “pressure” from the outside.

Small crowds formed in front of the establishment.

The pointed out Atsem was suspended in order to be "protected".

The school principal said she was "threatened" and filed a complaint.

"These are the threats that weigh on them that concern us the most today," says Charlotte Gazzera.

Rumors and fantasies must be cut short.

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The assassination of Samuel Paty, a teacher assassinated on October 16 in Conflans-Sainte-Honorine (Yvelines) after a local controversy, remains a trauma.

The rise of conspiracy on social networks also invites the authorities to be cautious and transparent.

The "societal context has changed", we recognize at the Nantes prosecutor's office.

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  • Justice

  • Pedophilia

  • Nantes

  • Sexual assault

  • public school