Event Brief
16 arrested in France school abuse scandal
Filed: May 21, 2026 at 9:20 AM ET
Summary: Sixteen people were arrested over alleged physical and sexual assaults on children at a preschool in Paris.
WHO: French investigators
WHAT: Arrest of 16 people suspected of physical and sexual assaults on children at a preschool
WHEN: May 21, 2026 at 9:10 AM ET
WHERE: Paris, France
WHY: They were suspected of assaults on children at a preschool amid investigations into abuse allegations at schools and after-school programs.
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