French PM under growing pressure over Catholic school abuse claims
French Prime Minister Francois Bayrou is facing mounting pressure after a former teacher accused him of being aware of sexual abuse allegations at a Catholic school in the 1990s and failing to act. The teacher claims that Bayrou, who was the country's education minister from 1993 to 1997, and his wife, a religious studies teacher at the school, ignored her warnings about "systemic violence" against students.
The accusations come amidst an ongoing investigation into around 100 complaints of alleged violence, sexual assault, and rape at the Notre-Dame de Betharram school in southwestern France spanning several decades. Bayrou has repeatedly denied any wrongdoing, but the former teacher's testimony to a French investigative website has intensified the scrutiny and criticism from the opposition.
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French Prime Minister Francois Bayrou is facing mounting pressure after a former teacher accused him of being aware of sexual abuse allegations at a Catholic school in the 1990s and failing to act. The teacher claims that Bayrou, who was the country's education minister from 1993 to 1997, and his wife, a religious studies teacher at the school, ignored her warnings about "systemic violence" against students.
The accusations come amidst an ongoing investigation into around 100 complaints of alleged violence, sexual assault, and rape at the Notre-Dame de Betharram school in southwestern France spanning several decades. Bayrou has repeatedly denied any wrongdoing, but the former teacher's testimony to a French investigative website has intensified the scrutiny and criticism from the opposition.
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