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.
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