English teacher imprisoned for abusing 22 children at Paris nursery school
A 31-year-old teacher has been remanded in custody in Paris on suspicion of rape and sexual assault against 22 pupils at a private nursery school.
Teacher imprisoned for rape and abuse of 22 minors at Paris school
A 31-year-old English teacher has been remanded in custody in Paris after being charged with rape, sexual assault and violence against 22 minors at a private nursery school, according to La Vanguardia. The man, identified as Yasser G., was arrested on Tuesday and appeared before a judge on Thursday, who ordered his detention at the request of the public prosecutor's office.
According to the Public Prosecutor, Yasser G. — who has no criminal record — was hired by the English language course company CapEnglish and worked at the private Saint-Laurent school, located in the 10th arrondissement of Paris, from September 2025 until 23 June 2026, the date on which he was suspended from his duties. The school is a Catholic institution with a state agreement. An investigating judge will now take over the investigation.
The 22 alleged victims, born between 2020 and 2022, told investigators alongside their legal representatives of "insults, shouting, blows, touching on the buttocks and genitals, and finger penetrations by the teacher", according to the Public Prosecutor's account.
The chain of alerts began in May 2026, when the parents of one pupil requested a meeting with the school's headteacher to convey "the concern of several parents" regarding the teacher. On 23 June, the headteacher formally notified the Public Prosecutor of a complaint from a parent about the same teacher. Following that notification, the children's section of the Paris Public Prosecutor's office ordered the centralisation of complaints at the police station in the 10th arrondissement, from where they were forwarded to the Minors Protection Brigade.
CapEnglish issued a statement on Tuesday in which it acknowledged that one of its former teachers had been accused of "serious acts" classified in the criminal code. The company stated that it had immediately and precautionarily removed the suspect "from any contact with pupils" as soon as the headteacher conveyed the accusations to it. The company further emphasised that during the recruitment process, all standard checks were carried out and nothing raised concerns about his work with minors, and it affirmed its "full willingness" to cooperate with the authorities.
This explanation did not convince the families. "This matter has not been handled internally as it should have been. To the human tragedy is added the reprehensible carelessness of those clearly responsible for negligence", declared on Thursday Antonin Gravelin-Rodriguez, lawyer for several parents of pupils. "We will ensure that institutional dysfunctions are clarified and that all appropriate responsibilities are demanded", he added.
Source: La Vanguardia