A French kindergarten teacher has been charged with rape and sexual assault of nine children aged three and four. This was reported by the judiciary in Montpellier, Southern France.
The 59-year-old woman was arrested after authorities launched an investigation following complaints from the families of two children at a kindergarten in the village of Vic-la-Gardiole.
The children were three and four years old, according to French media such as Le Figaro. Prosecutors allege the suspect touched their genitals and penetrated them with her fingers.
The kindergarten teacher was immediately suspended from her position as a precaution after the initial complaints. She is in pre-trial detention.
The woman started working at the kindergarten as an assistant on October 1 last year. The judiciary does not rule out that the abuse started immediately.