'Readers want the victims' stories': the writers exposing sexual abuse in France | Books
Last modified on Thu 25 Feb 2021 11.48 EST It was the fate of another girl that made Vanessa Springora realise how little things had changed. In 2018, newspapers reported that a 28-year-old man had lured an 11-year-old to his home in the Paris suburbs. Though the girlâs parents had reported rape, the charge was reduced as the girl was deemed to have consented because the man hadnât used threats or force. âI was disgusted,â says Springora. It was then that she decided on the title of her memoir â Le Consentement (Consent). Springora first met the prize-winning author G...
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