A former elementary school principal awaiting trial on charges of
raping possibly dozens of pupils has hanged himself in a prison in
central France, sources close to the case said Tuesday.
Romain Farina, the 46-year-old former head of a school in
Villefontaine near Lyon, was charged about a year ago, with testimony
against him concerning around 60 children in various schools where he
had worked.
Video clips found at his home supported claims that he blindfolded
students and placed his penis in their mouths for them to “guess” what
it was in a game he called the “taste workshop”.
Under French law, the offence of rape covers any act of penetration.
In June 2008, a court convicted Farina of downloading paedophile
pornography and gave him a suspended six-month sentence and an order to
seek psychiatric help for two years.
The court’s failure to bar him from future contact with children
sparked a scandal, and prompted the education and justice ministries to
improve communication on cases involving sexual predators.
AFP
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