Has France failed its children? Outrage over murder of 11-year old Lyhanna • FRANCE 24 English

Here in France, outrage. Outrage over what seems like the all-too-avoidable murder of 11-year old Lyhanna. The 41-year old suspect in her May 29th disappearance in a southwestern town - the father of a schoolmate - had twice previously been flagged and never questioned about suspected paedophile crimes. We’ll ask what went wrong and about a string of high profile cases that have recently shaken the nation, from the trial of a doctor in western France who abused patients over a period of decades and a new mayor of Paris - himself a past victim of child sexual abuse - who’s suspended dozens of after-school staff who were the subjects of complaints, to formal charges against French pop icon Patrick Bruel this Wednesday over alleged rape and abuse dating back to 1997. Under pressure, the government’s unveiled a string of proposals including life sentences for certain sex offenders. The justice minister blames magistrates for dropping the ball, the far-right blames the same magistrates for prioritizing political vendettas which is how they view the corruption conviction of their leader Marine Le Pen, the left blames the government for devoting all its energy to the pursuit small-time drug peddlers and all sides bemoan lack of means. One statistic: the  of the gendarmerie says in France, four minors per hour lodge sex offense complaints. How to tackle that daunting caseload? #rape #lyhanna #child abuse 🔔 Subscribe to France 24 now: https://f24.my/YTen 🔴 LIVE - Watch FRANCE 24 English 24/7 here: https://f24.my/YTliveEN 🌍 Read the latest International News and Top Stories: https://www.france24.com/en/ Like us on Facebook: https://f24.my/FBen Follow us on X: https://f24.my/Xen Bluesky: https://f24.my/BSen and Threads: https://f24.my/THen Browse the news in pictures on Instagram: https://f24.my/IGen Discover our TikTok videos: https://f24.my/TKen Get the latest top stories on Telegram: https://f24.my/TGen