The investigation was opened on September 4 after a report unveiled in August from the General Inspectorate of the Ministry of Sports implicating about twenty skating coaches.

It is the Brigade for the protection of minors which is responsible for carrying out the investigations. 

An investigation has been opened for "rape" and "sexual assault" by person with authority over a minor, after a report unveiled in August from the General Inspectorate of the Ministry of Sports implicating about twenty skating coaches, announced Thursday the Paris prosecutor's office.

"Identify and locate potential victims and determine the competent prosecution services"

This investigation, opened on September 4 and entrusted to the Brigade for the protection of minors, aims to "identify and locate potential victims and determine the competent prosecution" in France for each case, said the Paris prosecutor's office, which had already opened in February an investigation after the accusations of ex-skater Sarah Abitbol against her ex-trainer Gilles Beyer.

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