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Bayrou to Face French Commission Over Bétharram Abuse Allegations Amid 150 Complaints

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Updated Mar 13, 2025, 09:46 AM

The French parliamentary commission of inquiry into violence in schools has announced its intention to summon Prime Minister François Bayrou for questioning as part of its investigation into the Bétharram case. This case involves allegations of decades-long physical and sexual abuse at the Notre-Dame-de-Bétharram school in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques region, with over 150 complaints filed. Bayrou, who denies prior knowledge of the allegations, served as Minister of Education in the 1990s and President of the Pyrénées-Atlantiques Departmental Council. The commission, led by Fatiha Keloua Hachi, aims to investigate the state's role in preventing and addressing such abuses. It also plans to question current Education Minister Élisabeth Borne and other officials. Alain Esquerre, a victims' representative, will be among the first to testify during hearings starting March 20. The commission has begun exercising its investigative powers, with co-rapporteurs Paul Vannier and Violette Spillebout visiting the Ministry of Education to access documents and information. Separately, the rectorat of Bordeaux will conduct a control of the Notre-Dame-de-Bétharram school, now renamed, on March 17. The inquiry seeks to identify systemic failures in the oversight of schools, including private institutions, and will conclude its findings by June 2025.

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BFMTV

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💬 “You have blood on your hands” Arnaud Gallais, a member of Ciivise, challenges the bishop of Bayonne during a press conference on the Bétharram case https://t.co/G9u4bnedtT

BFMTV

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💬 “It's striking, it's terrifying” Bétharram case: Vincent Destais, diocesan director of Catholic education in Pyrénées-Atlantiques, claims to discover all the victims' testimonies in the press https://t.co/x2lKjNMW9s

Le Parisien

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Two deputies will exercise “their powers of investigation” at the Ministry of National Education, in particular on the Bétharram Affair They want to “question the responsibility of the State” ➡️ https://t.co/LPKVwxau7J https://t.co/KuKvIzYJsE