France is facing a reckoning over child abuse following the murder of a young girl named Lyhanna by a known sex offender, an incident that sparked widespread public outrage and demands for accountability.
In response to the killing, the justice minister called for a review of police procedures to address systemic shortcomings in child protection.
Subsequent developments revealed a leaked letter from Justice Minister Gérald Darmanin to the interior minister, detailing serious failures in the handling of child sexual abuse cases across French authorities.
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