France calls for witnesses after ex-teacher charged with sexual abuse of 89 minors including those from the Philippines

In this video grab from AFP TV, Grenoble public prosecutor Etienne Manteaux speaks during a press conference in Grenoble on February 10, 2026. French prosecutors announced that a 79-year-old man had been charged in 2024 for aggravated rape and sexual assault committed against 89 minors between 1967 and 2022. -- Photo by Timothée PIRON / AFPTV / AFP

GRENOBLE, France (AFP): A French prosecutor on Tuesday appealed for further testimony in a mass abuse case across nine countries, after charging a 79-year-old former educator with rape and sexual assault of 89 minors since the 1960s.

Prosecutor Etienne Manteaux spoke to reporters in the southeastern city of Grenoble to publicise the case of the former teacher, who had also confessed to killing his terminally ill mother and his elderly aunt.