The founding leader of a schoolalternative» opened a few months ago in the Lille metropolis was indicted in early May for sexual assault on minors aged 15, the prosecution said on Wednesday May 18.
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The 53-year-old man, a former electrician and technical trainer converted to teaching, is the founder of the “House of Knowledge Adventurers“, opened at the end of 2021, and currently closed, according to the Mediacités information site, which reveals the case. This non-contract establishmenttrilingual and caring» based in Villeneuve-d’Ascq (Nord) claimed at the same time Freinet, Montessori and Steiner pedagogies according to its website.
Indicted on May 5 after “several complaintsConcerning minors with whom he was in contact via this establishment, the leader was placed under judicial supervision, the prosecution told AFP. He was forbidden to appear in Villeneuve-d’Ascq, and to be in contact with minors. There “House of Knowledge Adventurers», which he ran with his partner, a former nursery assistant, received pupils from 2 to 15 years old. The suspect wasguide” in charge of the oldest students, named “Innovatorsaccording to the school’s website.
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