It took the young victims nearly five years to break their silence. It was through a little note slipped into her mother’s bag that one of the girls delivered her chilling story. This Tuesday, a 77-year-old retiree was tried for sexual assault on minors.
As reported by our colleagues at France Bluethe events took place in 2017 and 2018, in the small town of Arbérats-Sillègue. For the school, this former cabinetmaker was the ideal candidate to take charge of the extracurricular activities of the CP and CE1 classes. It was in his garden, adjoining the Arbérats elementary school, that the septuagenarian engaged in these touchings.
Accused’s daughter testifies
In addition to the poignant stories of the two girls, one of the pensioner’s daughters testified to similar events in her childhood. However, they will not be judged.
After stating that he was not “an attacker of little girls” and that he “did not need to be treated”, the defendant told the devastated victims’ families that “it was just flicking.” The pedophile was sentenced to five years in prison, including two years in prison.