US EditionFrench PM's daughter says priest beat her as a teenager
- A daughter of France's Prime Minister accused a priest of beating her during a summer camp in the early 1980s.
- She described an incident where the priest dragged her by the hair and punched her, causing her distress.
- The accusation suggests systemic abuse at the Betharram school, likening it to a sect with psychological pressure.
- Perlant revealed she remained silent about her experiences for 30 years.
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A scandal of abuse in a Catholic center in France splashes the French Prime Minister
The Notre-Dame de Bétharram College in the Atlantic Pyrenees in France was, in front of the gallery, a prestigious Catholic school, until dozens of former students opened Pandora's box a year ago and began to denounce the physical and sexual abuse suffered by teaching staff for decades. After more than 200 testimonies, the Prosecutor's Office opened an investigation in February and the scandal splashes over French Prime Minister François Bayrou,…
Prime Minister Bayrou's family, at the heart of France's biggest school violence and paedophilia scandal
Hélene Perlant , Hélene Bayrou of maiden and daughter of François Bayrou , French prime minister, head of government of Emmanuel Macron , has published a scandalous book telling often how she was beaten by a Catholic priest professor at the Notre-Dame Institute of Betharram, where her mother taught catechism.The institute is located in the tiny town of Lestelle-Bétharram (800 inhabitants), very close to Pau (79,000 inhabitants), in the Bearn reg…
Abuse scandal shocked France – Prime Minister's daughter affected
In France, the Prime Minister's daughter makes serious accusations: a priest is said to have mistreated her at her school. Her father explains that he knew nothing about it – probably also because he is involved with the institution.
Scandal in France: Prime Minister's daughter says she was brutally beaten at school. François Bayrou accused of knowing about the assaults
A political storm over allegations of physical, emotional and sexual abuse at a private Catholic school near French Prime Minister François Bayrou's hometown has taken a personal turn for the prime minister after his daughter revealed she had...
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