Incest in France: new report does not call for full ban
The government has been advised, however, to pass a law introducing the automatic removal of parental authority from parents committing incest
Presse
22 septembre 2022
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5 mars 2021
« It saved us »: the Jean Bru reception center, a rare refuge for victims of incest
Around her neck, Lola carefully carries the key to her room. The little girl is the only one who can access this small private space, equipped with an individual bathroom and a large window overlooking the courtyard, which has become her cocoon for several months. […]
- Article original en français sur le site de L’Express
Presse
10 février 2021
‘That’s enough’: France confronts decades of neglect of incest cases
Book alleging political scientist Olivier Duhamel sexually abused stepson has led to resignations and calls for changes to age of consent.
Presse
29 janvier 2021
France Is Having Its Reckoning With Incest, in 2021
An explosive new book has forced French society to finally confront its dark recent history with accepting, even indulging, those who sexually abuse children.
Télévision
28 janvier 2021
Breaking the silence on incest: How France is facing up to the unspeakable
France is reeling from claims and revelations of incest. It began with a book by the sister of an alleged victim – her own twin brother – abused sexually throughout his teens by his stepfather, political scientist Olivier Duhamel. Camille Kouchner’s book « La familia grande » has blown the lid off a massive social problem. What happened to her brother is classified as incest in France. In other countries it would be called child sex abuse – all the more damaging because it is perpetrated by a person in loco parentis.
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Guests :
- Estelle Kramer, Midwife, La Maison des Femmes
- Benjamin Moron-Puech, Jurist & Lecturer, Paris II Pantheon-Assas University
- Tal Piterbraut-Merx, Doctoral student in philosophy, specialising in political theology and gender
Presse
22 juillet 2020
Child sex abuse survivors are five times more likely to be the victims of sexual assault later in life
New research has found child sex abuse survivors are far more likely to be the victims of a range of crimes as adults. The reasons why – and who is most vulnerable – are complex.
- What we already know and what our research did
- Re-victimisation is not limited to sexual offences or just women
- Why child sex abuse survivors are more vulnerable
- How mental illness factors into re-victimisation
- Meeting the needs of survivors
- A final word about resilience