A former professor of the military high school, accused of rape and sexual assault on students, died

A former professor of the Prytaneous military high school (Sarthe), implicated for alleged sex and sexual assaults over ten high school students, was found dead on Saturday May 3, announced the Le Mans prosecutor. “The hypothesis of suicide is privileged. A research investigation of the causes of death is underway “said on Saturday at France-Presse (AFP) Carine Halley, a prosecutor of the Le Mans Republic, confirming information from the Maine-Libre.

This former professor, who was 76 -year -old retired, was arrested Tuesday after several complaints from former students of the Lycée du Prytanene National Military, said the magistrate in a statement in the week.

The man was “Implicated for having, between 1990 and 2009, sexually assaulted a dozen high school students aged 15 to 17”. It had been presented “To an investigating judge for the purpose of under investigation of rape heads and sexual assaults over minors over the age of 15 per person having authority”according to the press release. “Placement requisitions under judicial supervision have been taken by the prosecution”had specified the prosecutor.

The man worked between 1979 and 2012 in the school located in La Flèche, in the south of Le Mans. “Faced with these accusations of an exceptional gravity, the Ministry of the Armed Forces provides all the victims of its full support, and cooperates with justice by implementing everything to shed light on the facts”had reacted the ministry this week in a press release.

The set of archives “Useful for the needs of the survey has been made available to investigators”and the general inspection of the gendarmerie was responsible for an administrative inquiry for “Determine any responsibilities for the management or command of the establishment”according to the ministry.

The chief of staff of the Army, General Pierre Schill, has notably “Write a letter to former students of the Prytaneous to invite those who would like to speak to speak”. The Prytaneous National Military Military is one of the six French Defense high schools. It has 550 students and students.