73 Parents File Complaint Against X Over Sexual Violence in Paris After-School Programs
Paris, February 16, 2026 – Seventy-three parents of children enrolled in three schools in the 7th arrondissement of Paris have filed a complaint against X, alleging sexual violence and serious misconduct within after-school programs. RTL has reviewed the five-page complaint, which was submitted on February 12 to the Paris public prosecutor by Me Florian Lastelle, the collective’s lawyer.
The parents, whose children attend Rapp, La Rochefoucauld, and Saint-Dominique schools, denounce “facts of particular gravity concerning the supervision of very young children during after-school hours.” They specify that the complaint targets periods outside of regular school time, including lunch, after-school care, certain recess times, naps, snacks, evening care, and leisure centers.
Five Criminal Offenses Alleged
The complaint outlines five criminal offenses: voluntary violence, deliberate endangerment of others, abandonment of a person unable to protect themselves, failure to prevent a crime or offense against physical integrity, and failure to report child abuse.
The parents indicate that the broadcast of the investigative program “Cash Investigation” at the end of January acted as a catalyst. Following this broadcast, two after-school animators at Saint-Dominique school were suspended. “Beyond the images broadcast, numerous corroborating testimonies report similar behaviors,” states the complaint, which criticizes the “worryingly fragile conditions of recruitment and supervision” of animators. Such a “cumulation of deficiencies” mechanically exposes children “to a serious risk.”
Previous Suspensions and Broader Concerns
This collective complaint adds to other separate, individualized complaints filed by parents from the same schools, concerning rape, sexual assault, and sexual abuse of minors.
Nine after-school agents have been suspended since the end of January due to suspicions of physical and sexual violence committed in a kindergarten in the 7th arrondissement of Paris, AFP reported on Monday evening, confirming information from Mediapart. These animators, suspected of physical, sexual violence, and “inappropriate professional posture,” were provisionally suspended following the broadcast on January 29 of a “Cash Investigation” inquiry on France 2, which filmed the behavior of some agents with a hidden camera.
In 2025, approximately forty animators were suspended in Paris, with about twenty of these suspensions related to suspicions of sexually-related acts.
Recommendations and Broader Context
The RTL editorial team has previously highlighted related issues, including an after-school animator being charged with sexual assault in a Parisian kindergarten, and another case in Essonne where an animator charged with sexually assaulting ten children cited “impulses.” Concerns have also been raised about the ease of recruitment for after-school animators, with one journalist being hired in less than 10 minutes without thorough background checks.
This situation underscores a broader concern regarding the safety and supervision of children in after-school settings in Paris, prompting calls for more stringent recruitment processes and oversight of personnel.
