French teens on trial in France over rape of Jewish girl

PARIS: Three French boys went on trial on Wednesday charged with the gang rape of a 12-year-old Jewish girl in 2024 outside Paris, a crime that shocked the Jewish community at a time of rising anti-Semitic attacks.

The trial, which is due to last until Friday, is being held at a juvenile court in Nanterre, a suburb of western Paris.

Two boys, aged 13 at the time, are being tried on charges of the gang rape of a minor on religious grounds.

The third, then aged 12, is accused of being complicit in the crime. All three boys are charged with sexual assault on a minor as well as recording and sharing sexual images, aggravated by being committed on religious grounds.