French ministers clash over handling of child abuse cases after Lyhanna affair

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Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez rejected on Thursday the notion of a "phantom stock" of unregistered child sexual abuse cases, a claim made by Justice Minister Gérald Darmanin following the Lyhanna affair. Darmanin's July letter to Nuñez criticized police handling of minor abuse investigations, citing prosecutor reports of abandoned or lost files. Nuñez insisted all cases are processed and prioritized with prosecutors, calling the criticism of security forces illegitimate. The two ministers plan to meet in coming days to address the observations, with Nuñez vowing to respond point by point. Child sexual violence became a priority after 11-year-old Lyhanna was found dead in June.


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