Nicolas G., 47 years old, was a bit of a favorite entertainer, present in the school for years. The little girls in CM1 then CM2, while appreciating him, ended up questioning his behavior.
There were the nicknames he gave them like “love babies”, the forced hugs, the inappropriate reflections, the drawings of hypersexualized teenage girls that he made for them during his “manga” workshop or even his stories of news stories seen on TV, where it was always a question of rape. Three little students even ended up denouncing his touching their chests.
While no adult from the extracurricular, not even the leader of the animators, had raised any questions or remarks about Nicolas G.’s lack of distance with children, it was the 9 and 10 year old girls, although disturbed, who themselves took their courage in both hands and went to knock on the director’s door. She took things seriously and warned the municipal after-school officials. The juvenile brigade also paid close attention to the children’s words.
“For once, in this case, there was, except on the part of extracurricular supervision, a serious and satisfactory treatment of the situation, from the head of the establishment to the courts. We hope that this goes to the end with an exemplary conviction at trial so that it opens the way to a new era where children will be heard and investigations carried out relatively quickly and well,” comments Anne, co-founder of the “SOS extrascolaire” collective and mother of a student in another Parisian school.
The Titon school facilitator has been suspended. His judicial control prohibits him from working with minors and requires him to seek treatment. Nicolas G., presumed innocent, denies all the offenses with which he is accused. He talks about stupid and clumsy remarks on his part and simple “hugs”. He tries to explain the girls’ accusations by the jealousy of some towards others.
“We are absolutely not in the process of revenge. We trust the justice system, but I intend to tell the defendant at the hearing that his behavior has damaged our children and explain to him how,” confides Pierre, father of one of the nine little victims. “For a year and a half, we noticed our daughter’s discomfort without understanding it,” he continues.
“We found that her imagination was polluted by violence and sexuality and we sent her to see a psychologist. »
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“We were very proud that with his girlfriends, it was they who raised the alarm by warning the director, but it also shows how much the adults in the extracurriculars have failed in their obligations. They had a front-row seat and could not ignore the problem. Let’s hope things change and become more professional. It’s imperative,” adds Pierre, who hopes that the trial will allow his family to complete the healing process and turn the page.
With the increase in cases of sexual assault in recent months in after-school settings in Paris, this trial could be closely observed. Even if none of the girls, now college students, should be present, the lawyer for five families, Maître Julie Chalumeau indicates that several parents intend to request a closed session. A second trial will take place on May 26 at the Paris criminal court. It concerns an after-school leader from another school in the 11th arrondissement, the Alphonse Baudin nursery school.
Originally published at Almouwatin.com
