PARIS (FRANCE)
France 24 [Paris, France]
March 3, 2025
By Erin Ogunkeye and Alice Ackerman
[Includes eight-minute video report and interview.]
A judicial investigation was opened on February 21 into charges of rape and sexual assault against a former school employee at the Notre-Dame de Bétharram school in southwestern France. French Prime Minister François Bayrou, whose children attended the school, has come under increasing scrutiny after a former teacher accused him and his wife of having turned a blind eye to years of abuse. For analysis, we’re joined by Alice Ackermann, communications consultant for the International Planned Parenthood Federation.
https://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/a-week-in-france/20250303-french-pm-bayrou-under-growing-pressure-over-catholic-school-abuse-scandal