Horror in France: A 12-year-old girl was gang-raped by three 13-year-olds – they called her a “dirty Jew”

Three boys from France have been arrested for gang rape A 12-year-old Jewish girl was shot in Paris in an anti-Semitic attack, police said, prompting President Emmanuel Macron and other officials to demand that schools crack down on racism and violence that fuels hatred.

The victim, from Courbevoie, told police the boys They raped her and threatened to kill her Anti-Semitic insults were directed at her during the attack on Saturday. Prosecutors said the girl was specifically targeted because of her religion.

France’s chief rabbi, Chaim Corsia, said he was “horrified” by the attack and called on his country to take strict action against such hateful anti-Semitic acts. “Justice must severely punish the perpetrators of this heinous act. No one can be exempted from this An unprecedented wave of anti-Semitism“, Corsia wrote on X.

According to local newspaper Le Parisien, one of the suspects is allegedly the victim’s ex-boyfriend, who was planning to take revenge on her after she hid the fact that she was Jewish from him. Jewish lawyer and leader Eli Corchia told French radio BFM this The war in Gaza was mentioned during the attack.

After the attack, they warned the girl not to go to the police, and the main attacker asked her to pay them 200 euros Something bad will happen to her and her family Because he knows where he is,” Le Parisien reported. All the perpetrators, aged between 12, 13 and 14, were arrested.

Two of the boys were charged with gang rape of a minor under the age of 15, religiously motivated public violence and insult, death threats, attempted extortion and assault. Illegal recording or transmission of sexual images;

The two teenagers accused of participating in the rape are in custody while the third boy has been placed in a special education program to help him commit the heinous act. The horrific crime sparked protests outside Paris City Hall, with citizens frustrated by the rise in anti-Semitism in France since the war between Israel and Hamas began on October 7.

Macron quickly condemned the attack and called on Education Minister Nicole Belloubet to “organize a discussion in all schools to combat anti-Semitism and racism, to prevent hate speech that has serious consequences from infiltrating schools.”

Bellop echoed the outrage and said the nation would be united in its “response to the brutality.” “Terrorism has no borders” Bellop said in a statement about the crime. “Rape and anti-Semitism: everything hideous in this crime committed in Courbevoie against a 12-year-old girl.”

Anti-Semitic acts rose in France in the first quarter of 2024, according to government figures, which recorded “366 anti-Semitic acts” between January and March, indicating 300% increase in one year.