80-year-old Frenchman arrested in Essaouira, faces heavy sentence

Essaouira police arrested an 80-year-old French national on Wednesday on suspicion of sexual exploitation of minors. An investigation has been opened and six alleged victims have already been interviewed.

The suspect was brought before the King’s Attorney General at the Safi Court of Appeal on Friday, who forwarded his case to an investigating judge for a thorough investigation. “The French tourist was caught red-handed with two minors in his camper van, apparently with a view to misleading them,” sources told the daily. Al-Akhbar.