Child Sexual Abuse: From Isolated Incidents to Systemic Crimes
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Sexual Abuse of Children: Facing Reality and Taking Action.
A session moderated by Rokhaya Diallo.
Featuring Marie Grimaud, attorney, and Frédéric Pommier, journalist.
Abuse in schools and after-school programs, incest within families, organized networks, crimes, and assaults… Sexual violence against children is increasingly making headlines. The growing number of revelations and the scale of these incidents are as shocking as they are alarming.
Long treated as a series of isolated incidents, these acts of violence compel us to examine the system that links them and to question the mechanisms that allow them to continue. Through victims’ testimonies, news reports, literature, and film, society is beginning to face this reality head-on.
How can we move from shock to prevention, from uncovering the facts to effectively protecting children? And above all, how can we understand and combat the systemic mechanisms that enable this violence to continue?
In case of a large crowd, a live stream will be available in the forum.
After the event, please head to the table at the Mucem bookstore for a book signing.
A bar and light refreshments will be available on site.
Learn more about ...
Rokhaya Diallo, French journalist, author, and filmmaker
Rokhaya Diallo is a French journalist, author, and award-winning filmmaker. She is a columnist for The Washington Post and The Guardian, and a researcher at the Gender+Justice Initiative at Georgetown University (Washington, D.C.). In France, she teaches cultural studies at Paris 1–Sorbonne and is a television and radio commentator. Rokhaya Diallo is the author of about ten books and comic books and has directed several documentaries.
Together with Grace Ly, she also created “Kiffe Ta Race,” the first French-language podcast dedicated to racial issues and ranked among the best podcasts by Apple. In 2022, Rokhaya Diallo founded W.O.R.D., the first school dedicated to public speaking, with the goal of making access to the public sphere more inclusive.
In March 2025, she published *Dictionnaire amoureux du féminisme* with Plon. Since 2026, she has served as editor-in-chief of *Politis* and president of Scic Politis.
Marie Grimaud, criminal defense attorney admitted to the Paris Bar
Marie Grimaud is a criminal defense attorney admitted to the Paris Bar, recognized for her dedicated work in child protection and the defense of minors who are victims of violence.
Frédéric Pommier, journalist
Frédéric Pommier is a journalist at France Inter, where he covered political news for seven years before being assigned to the press review.
He went on to host *Le Pop Corner*, a daily culture show, and has contributed to numerous programs (*Comme on nous parle*, *Esprit critique*, *Et pourtant elle tourne*, *5/7 Boulevard*, *Downtown*, and *La matinale de France Inter*). Since 2020, he has been hosting the daily segment “C’est une chanson” on the 13/14 program .
Frédéric Pommier has also written three books on media language, political expressions, and journalistic quirks: *Mots en toc* and *Formules en tic*—*Petites maladies du parler d’aujourd’hui* (Le Seuil, 2010 & Point No. P2721), *Paroles, paroles*—*Phrases Used by Our Politicians* (Le Seuil, 2012), and *The Killer Is Still at Large* and Other Unbearable Expressions (Le Seuil, 2014 & Point No. P4081). He is also the author of a play, *Le Prix des boîtes* (Actes Sud, 2013). In 2020, he published *Suzanne* (Pocket), a book in which he writes about his grandmother.
In 2026, he published the biographical novel *Derrière les arbres*, in which he revealed that he had been raped by four men when he was between the ages of four and seven.
Sexual Abuse of Children: Facing Reality and Taking Action.
A session moderated by Rokhaya Diallo.
Featuring Marie Grimaud, attorney, and Frédéric Pommier, journalist.
Abuse in schools and after-school programs, incest within families, organized networks, crimes, and assaults… Sexual violence against children is increasingly making headlines. The growing number of revelations and the scale of these incidents are as shocking as they are alarming.
Long treated as a series of isolated incidents, these acts of violence compel us to examine the system that links them and to question the mechanisms that allow them to continue. Through victims’ testimonies, news reports, literature, and film, society is beginning to face this reality head-on.
How can we move from shock to prevention, from uncovering the facts to effectively protecting children? And above all, how can we understand and combat the systemic mechanisms that enable this violence to continue?
In case of a large crowd, a live stream will be available in the forum.
After the event, please head to the table at the Mucem bookstore for a book signing.
A bar and light refreshments will be available on site.
Learn more about ...
Rokhaya Diallo, French journalist, author, and filmmaker
Rokhaya Diallo is a French journalist, author, and award-winning filmmaker. She is a columnist for The Washington Post and The Guardian, and a researcher at the Gender+Justice Initiative at Georgetown University (Washington, D.C.). In France, she teaches cultural studies at Paris 1–Sorbonne and is a television and radio commentator. Rokhaya Diallo is the author of about ten books and comic books and has directed several documentaries.
Together with Grace Ly, she also created “Kiffe Ta Race,” the first French-language podcast dedicated to racial issues and ranked among the best podcasts by Apple. In 2022, Rokhaya Diallo founded W.O.R.D., the first school dedicated to public speaking, with the goal of making access to the public sphere more inclusive.
In March 2025, she published *Dictionnaire amoureux du féminisme* with Plon. Since 2026, she has served as editor-in-chief of *Politis* and president of Scic Politis.
Marie Grimaud, criminal defense attorney admitted to the Paris Bar
Marie Grimaud is a criminal defense attorney admitted to the Paris Bar, recognized for her dedicated work in child protection and the defense of minors who are victims of violence.
Frédéric Pommier, journalist
Frédéric Pommier is a journalist at France Inter, where he covered political news for seven years before being assigned to the press review.
He went on to host *Le Pop Corner*, a daily culture show, and has contributed to numerous programs (*Comme on nous parle*, *Esprit critique*, *Et pourtant elle tourne*, *5/7 Boulevard*, *Downtown*, and *La matinale de France Inter*). Since 2020, he has been hosting the daily segment “C’est une chanson” on the 13/14 program .
Frédéric Pommier has also written three books on media language, political expressions, and journalistic quirks: *Mots en toc* and *Formules en tic*—*Petites maladies du parler d’aujourd’hui* (Le Seuil, 2010 & Point No. P2721), *Paroles, paroles*—*Phrases Used by Our Politicians* (Le Seuil, 2012), and *The Killer Is Still at Large* and Other Unbearable Expressions (Le Seuil, 2014 & Point No. P4081). He is also the author of a play, *Le Prix des boîtes* (Actes Sud, 2013). In 2020, he published *Suzanne* (Pocket), a book in which he writes about his grandmother.
In 2026, he published the biographical novel *Derrière les arbres*, in which he revealed that he had been raped by four men when he was between the ages of four and seven.
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