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'They've inflicted yet another assault,' parents say after judges mock mother

A mother has filed a complaint over remarks made by magistrates in the judgment of her son's sexual assault case.
A mother has filed a complaint over remarks made by magistrates in the judgment of her son's sexual assault case. © Loïc Venance / AFP

A mother who filed a complaint alleging the sexual assault of her young son said she was mocked by magistrates at a court in Bobigny, just outside Paris, after judges wrote that she had "overreacted". As Justice Minister Gérald Darmanin calls for an inquiry into the case, RFI spoke to the boy's parents.

The mother, Isabelle, filed a complaint after her 10-year-old son told her his babysitter had sexually assaulted him.

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