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3 July 2015

France Arrests 2 Soldiers Accused of Sexual Abuse in Burkina Faso

Two French soldiers accused of sexually abusing two young girls in Burkina Faso have been repatriated to France and arrested, French prosecutors said on Thursday.
Agnès Thibault-Lecuivre, a spokeswoman for the Paris prosecutor’s office, confirmed the arrests and said an investigation was underway. She said that the two victims, ages 3 and 5, are dual citizens of France and Burkina Faso.

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/07/03/world/europe/france-arrests-2-soldiers-accused-of-sexual-abuse-in-burkina-faso.html?emc=edit_tnt_20150702&nlid=63876270&tntemail0=y