The teacher sentenced in England, but was able to continue teaching in France, in Essonne, benefited from the benevolence of Education. Najat Vallaud-Belkacem denounces “serious malfunctions and miscalculations” and wants to improve disciplinary procedures.
The Catholic Church is not not only concerned with cases of pedophilia. Libération on Friday unveiled the highlights of the report of the General Inspectorate of Education on what happened in 2007, when a professor sentenced in England to pedophilia could return to teach in France, Blaise Pascal College of Villemoisson-sur-Orge (Essonne).
We already knew that the national Education was aware that pedophiles history of mathematics teacher indicted in February sexual assault of a minor 15 years, pornographic recording with child under 15, consultation in return for a payment of child pornography websites. In 2006, the French 55 years had indeed been arrested by the British police, when he framed a language course with French teenagers. He was then sentenced in Britain to fifteen months’ imprisonment for a ban on working with children for “sexual relationship with a child from a position of trust” and “voyeurism”. Except that the judgment had not been reflected in the French criminal record, the principle of mutual recognition of court decisions in EU Member States are in effect only since 2009.
Libération also states that the facts had not been specifically detailed in the English judgment. A letter from counsel on the record indicates that the professor was “entered the room three boys” had “attempted to lower their boxer during sleep” and had “observed two naked boys while showering.”
“We made a mistake”
The 35 members of the Academic Joint Administrative Committee (Capa) meeting March 9 2007 to assess whether the teacher could return to teach in France, was therefore aware of these. In the retail trade of the committee, composed of representatives of the Academy of principals, staff representatives and chaired by the rector of the Academy of Versailles at the time, Alain Boissinot, there is a relative benevolence to respect the teacher, the facts that have been alleged against him in England have not been questioned. “The Capa having found that the substance of the allegations X was questionable and that doubt could benefit him, President proposes to vote the proposal of the lack of penalties,” is he concluded at the end of minutes Libération has obtained. Unanimously, the Committee therefore decided to maintain the teacher in office.
Ten years later, Alain Boissinot, former rector now retired, acknowledged fault. “We made a mistake,” he told Libération . “We had great difficulty in interpreting the nature of the facts. I assure you that there is no negligence in handling the case, nor will stifle this. “
The Minister of Education Najat Vallaud-Belkacem, who reacted to these developments, evokes his side of “serious malfunctions and errors of judgment.” “The members of the commission do not have to question the facts, to reassess them when they have been established by a court,” said the minister in an interview with Libération . For sex cases, the ministry now perform an additional check, she said. It must announce Friday morning other measures to improve disciplinary procedures and collaboration between the Ministry of Education and Justice.
Najat Vallaud-Belkacem also recalls that the decree implementing the law Villefontaine – occurred after the Roman Farina case – “already provides an answer.” It provides the list of documents that the disciplinary authorities may apply to the justice mandates the transmission of information between justice and national education and control criminal record 850,000 personal contact with minors.
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