The National Assembly has just released the report from the inquiry commission on sexual violence against children within the family (‘incest commission’).
This work, published in two volumes (report and hearings), paints a harsh picture: incest is still massively underreported, victims are still not well protected, and professionals don’t always have the right tools.

The report makes a lot of recommendations to better prevent, detect, and punish these violences: improving how we listen to and care for children, better training for professionals (schools, health, justice, social services), adjusting civil and criminal procedures to avoid re-victimization, and reviewing how parental authority and visitation rights are handled in cases of intrafamily sexual abuse.

As a family and child law lawyer, I see this report as an important step, but it will only really make sense if its proposals lead to concrete reforms. The firm remains fully committed to supporting victims, protective parents, and professionals facing these situations, to help them through the process and best defend the child's interests.

The resources:

Reports – Volume I and Volume II

Auditions – here