# Paris ex-mayor says 'collective failure' led to wave of child abuse

https://mins.news/en/item/59307

- Reuters, 2026-09-15 13:25 UTC
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- Original: https://www.reuters.com/world/paris-ex-mayor-says-collective-failure-led-wave-child-abuse-2026-09-15/?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=6aa9473542d5dc00014713c0

> Former Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo said on Tuesday that institutional “collective failure” had allowed a wave of child abuse to occur at state nurseries and primary schools in the French capital over more than a decade.

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