French State and Justice Minister to be sued for 'gross negligence' over girl's rape

France24 · 🇫🇷 public France · Jun 09, 2026 · 257 words · By Video by James ANDRE; James ANDRÉ

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Claim 1: “He also ordered prosecutors to re-examine the 70,000 legal complaints under review across France for alleged crimes against children.”

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Two independent sources confirm that Darmanin ordered prosecutors to re-examine approximately 70,000 legal complaints involving child victims/crimes against children.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Gérald Moussa Jean Darmanin ([ʒeʁald daʁmanɛ̃] ; born 11 October 1982) is a French politician who has been serving as Minister of Justice in the successive governments of Prime Ministers François Bayr…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gérald_Darmanin

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Presidential elections are scheduled to be held in France on 18 April 2027, with a second round on 2 May if no candidate secures a majority vote. The election may be held earlier under exceptional cir…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Darmanin is a surname. Notable people include: Edward Darmanin (born 1945), Maltese footballer Gérald Darmanin, (born 1982) French politician, Minister of the Interior Lisa Darmanin (politician), Au…
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Claim 2: “outrage erupted over judicial lapses in the handling of the suspect in an 11-year-old girl's killing”

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The claim is corroborated by multiple independent sources including France 24, Telegraph India, and other web search results, all mentioning public outrage over judicial lapses regarding the killing of an 11-year-old girl (identified as Lyhanna).

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Claim 3: “France's justice minister Gerald Darmanin on June 8 refused to resign”

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Multiple independent sources, including France 24 and another news report (Behrouz MEHRI), explicitly state that Justice Minister Gerald Darmanin refused to resign on June 8 following outrage over the handling of a child killing case.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Ministry of Justice (French: Ministère de la Justice) is a ministerial department of the Government of France, also known in French as la Chancellerie. It is headed by the Minister of Justice, als…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ministry_of_Justice_(France)

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