Author: Rory Sullivan
Published on: 24/04/2025 | 00:00:00
AI Summary:
French media reported that Bayrou was in shock after learning that Hélène Perlant, 53, was among the alleged victims at Notre-Dame de Bétharram school. Hundreds of its former pupils have filed legal complaints over the last year, saying they suffered physical and sexual abuse at the hands of the institution’s staff between 1957 and 2004. Bayrou has been accused of knowing about abuse allegations at the school but failing to act on them during his time as education minister in the 1990s. Perlant said the school was organised like a sect or a totalitarian regime exerting psychological pressure on students and teachers to keep quiet. Bayrou, who became prime minister in December, said in February that he would take legal action against Mediapart.
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