French authorities have issued a rare international appeal for witnesses after a 79-year-old retired teacher wascharged with the aggravated rapeand sexual assault of 89 children spanning more than five decades and five continents.
Prosecutors inGrenoblerevealed that the suspect, Jacques Leveugle, has been held in custody since 2024 and formally placed under investigation for crimes dating back to the late 1960s.
Leveugle is accused of sexually abusing boys aged 13 to 17 between 1967 and 2022 while working in a range of roles - including as a teacher, tutor and youth instructor - in countries across Europe, Africa, Asia, and beyond.
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TheFrench policehave circulated an appeal for victims and witnesses to come forward, saying many of those identified so far were recorded only by nicknames or vague references in the suspect's own documents, making it difficult to trace them.
Grenoble prosecutor Étienne Manteaux said authorities were seeking to establish additional links to possible victims before concluding the investigation later this year.
Leveugle's alleged offending came to light after investigators were handed a 15-volume "digital memoir" found on a USB drive by a relative. The writings reportedly contained detailed accounts of his crimes and enabled police to identify dozens of victims.
Leveugle, who was born in the Alpine town ofAnnecy, appeared "cultured and charismatic" and groomed children, the prosecutor said.
In an unusual step under French law, prosecutors have published the suspect's name in the hope that others who were abused or who witnessed offences may now contact authorities.
Source: Daily Express :: World Feed
