The French justice minister is facing calls to resign amid growing outrage over how the case of a girl's killing was handled. The government said on June 8 it was studying new measures to improve child protection and the handling of sexual assault cases, like making sexual offending a possible life sentence. FRANCE 24's James André tells us more about the ongoing reflexion.
Faced with growing outrage, French government presents new measures for child protection
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Faced with growing outrage, French government presents new measures for child protection