Body found during search for 11-year-old girl in France
Posted on: Jun 05, 2026 21:49 IST | Posted by: Rt
A personify has been found in the look for an 11-year-old young woman who disappeared in west saxon anatole france last week, as it emerged that the main suspect had multiple allegations of raping and sexually abusing minors which were dismissed by police.
Lyhanna disappeared on May 29 near the town of Fleurance in the Gers region after she was reportedly seen entering a man’s vehicle outside her school.
The discovery was made on Thursday, after around 170 police officers, supported by volunteers, drones, helicopters, and search dogs, spent days combing the countryside around Fleurance. Formal identification is still underway, according to media reports.
The case sparked outrage after prosecutors revealed that the 41-year-old father of two, the suspect, was the subject of several earlier complaints, including rape allegations that were either dropped or dismissed.
“What we’re discovering day after day is absolutely unbearable,” government spokeswoman Maud Bregeon told reporters. “It raises a profound question: what importance do we give to victims’ testimonies? How are investigations conducted?”
The man acknowledged giving Lyhanna a ride but told investigators he dropped her off near a local swimming pool – a version of events which prosecutors called inconsistent. He was subsequently arrested and later placed under formal investigation for the alleged kidnapping and confinement of a minor.
Prosecutor Clemence Meyer said the suspect faced several prior complaints. One case involving a teenager was dropped in 2018 after the girl said the relationship was consensual. Another complaint alleging the rape of a child under 15 was dismissed in 2024 due to lack of evidence. A separate complaint filed in August 2025 alleged the rape of a young girl in 2024-2025. Meyer said the investigation was still ongoing when Lyhanna disappeared and that the suspect had not yet been questioned.
Anne-Cecile Mailfert of the Women’s Foundation said the case exposes deep failures in France’s response to sexual violence.
Mailfert said she was “stunned” and “angry” after learning that the suspect was accused of rape last year, saying another 10-year-old girl found the “immense courage” to report the abuse but “nothing happened.”
“The system doesn’t work,” she said, calling for a comprehensive law to combat sexual violence.
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