Shock in Morocco and AlgeriaIn Morocco , where Leveugle lived until his arrest in 2024, he is suspected of abusing more than a dozen boys, Grenoble Prosecutor Etienne Manteaux told The Associated Press. A teacher who never raised suspicionNeighbors said Leveugle moved in the early 2000s to Khenifra, settling in the Lassiri neighborhood. He said Leveugle’s victims in Morocco date back to at least 1974. The prosecutor told The AP that French investigators are expected to travel to Morocco to gather evidence. The French prosecutor did not say whether an investigation had been opened in Algeria, where Leveugle taught at three schools.

Source: The North Africa Journal February 19, 2026 18:17 UTC