Two adolescent boys in a Paris suburb have been given preliminary charges of raping a 12-year-old girl and committing religion-motivated violence, as reported by French authorities. The incident has sparked widespread shock and concern, particularly amidst a recent increase in antisemitic acts in France following the Israel-Hamas conflict.
The girl reported the rape in the town of Courbevoie on Saturday, leading to the detention of three boys aged 12 and 13, according to the regional prosecutor's office. Two of the boys were charged on Tuesday with offenses including aggravated gang rape on a minor under 15, violence, public insult motivated by religion, death threats, attempted extortion, and unlawfully recording or broadcasting sexual images.
