Paris Mayor Emmanuel Gregoire has launched a special investigation into the city’s childcare system amid a growing scandal involving allegations of sexual abuse against children as young as three, French media has reported.
The move follows revelations of suspected pedophiles targeting young children in nurseries and daycare centers in the French capital.
He repeatedly apologized and acknowledged a “systemic risk” to children, and announced a €20 million ($23 million) emergency reform plan including staff training, surprise inspections and a ban on adults being left alone with children.
RT reports: Former Paris mayor Anne Hidalgo tried to keep the complaints out of public view. Gregoire, who was elected in March, has pledged transparency, revealing last month that 78 after-school workers had been suspended in 2026, including 31 over suspected sexual misconduct.
The scandal has shocked France after reports that some victims were aged as young as three. The Telegraph, which interviewed parents of affected children, reported they were allegedly locked in rooms, sexually abused, and threatened with death if they spoke. Parents, activists, and unions say the crisis exposed systemic problems in childcare: chronic understaffing, precarious contracts, and poor vetting. They also accuse City Hall of transferring problematic workers instead of terminating them.
The move follows revelations about the scale of abuse in Paris schools: earlier this month, Paris prosecutor Laure Beccuau said he had launched investigations into suspected sexual violence at 84 nursery schools, 20 elementary schools, and ten daycare centers.
The announcement came the same day investigators from the Paris Juvenile Protection Brigade carried out a major operation linked to the scandal: 16 people working in after-school programs at a school in the 7th Arrondissement were detained during coordinated raids. Prosecutors said the suspects, aged 18 to 68, include kindergarten assistants, city education supervisors, and activity leaders employed by City Hall to supervise children before and after classes. Allegations range from rape and sexual assault to sexual exhibitionism and violent behavior.
The issue gained national attention in January when France 2’s Cash Investigation aired undercover footage showing verbal abuse and sexual misconduct in a Paris nursery, prompting suspensions of twelve work
According to Le Monde and Le Parisien, Gregoire has ordered the creation of a so-called “information and evaluation mission” (MIE) – a body similar to a parliamentary inquiry commission – which will have six months to conduct the probe on the allegations and report on their findings. The announcement came during a City Council session on Wednesday after opposition parties demanded a formal investigation into failures within the city-run extracurricular care network.
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