Sixteen candidates in France's 2026 municipal elections face sexual violence accusations, prompting calls for automatic disqualification to protect electoral integrity and child safety.
Senator Stéphane Le Rudulier is accused of assaulting former Rognac mayor Sylvie Miceli-Houdais in 2024, a claim he denies as politically motivated.
New complaints of sexual violence in a Paris nursery school emerge amid a high-profile child abuse investigation in Lille.
Former French Culture Minister Jack Lang publicly admits to past social links with Jeffrey Epstein, expressing shock at Epstein's criminal behavior revealed by new U.S. Justice Department documents.
Former students of French Lasallian Catholic schools accuse the congregation of systemic physical and sexual abuses from 1955 to 1985, seeking official recognition and reparations.
A suspected sexual assault on an autistic child in a Paris nursery and a report on institutional neglect highlight urgent failures in protecting children within French schools, stirring political outrage amid municipal elections.
Jean-Marc Morandini has given up all appeals after a decade-long legal battle and issued a public apology following definitive convictions for corruption of minors and sexual harassment.
Jean-Marc Morandini’s conviction for sexual harassment becomes final, while Bordeaux’s Iboat nightclub faces temporary closure amid a sexual assault controversy involving rugby players.
Julio Iglesias refutes sexual assault and human trafficking allegations by two former employees, who have been granted protected witness status as legal proceedings advance.
Gaël Perdriau, former mayor of Saint-Étienne, has begun a prison sentence following a conviction for blackmail linked to an intimate video of a political rival, with appeals underway.
Marseille Ecologist party suspends Hassen Hammou over corruption charges involving a minor, with legal proceedings ongoing and Hammou maintaining innocence.
In 2025, harassment allegations led to a suspended prison sentence for a French mayor and the dismissal of a renowned festival director, underscoring increased accountability in French local and cultural leadership.
Following reports of sexual violence, three Paris nursery teachers have been suspended and targeted training initiatives announced to safeguard children.
Two police officers at Bobigny court have been suspended and are under investigation for allegedly raping a detained woman, prompting a criminal and administrative probe amid broader concerns about sexual violence in France.
Actress Anouk Grinberg has filed a complaint against Gérard Depardieu's lawyer Jérémie Assous for insulting remarks, prompting a disciplinary investigation by the Paris Bar.
The Miss France company responds to serious sexual violence allegations from former contestants.