saved photos and kept a diary

The information was made public by the prosecutor of Grenoble (southeast), Étienne Manteaux, in a press conference, where he also revealed that the accused, called Jacques Leveugle and that he has been detained since 2024, confessed to having murdered his mother and auntaccording to the French press.

The case came to light by chance to the attacker’s nephew: during a visit to his uncle’s house, in the Isère department, he found a USB memory in which He extensively documented his crimes in writing, in diary form and with photos. Upon discovering what was in the pen drive He reported it to the authorities.

At the moment, the investigation has evidence of 89 victims (four dozen of them already identified) of between 13 and 17 years old who suffered sexual assaults in France, Germany, Switzerland, Morocco, Niger, Algeria, Philippines, India and Colombia.

“The minors who have given statements admit that this man spent a lot of time teaching them foreign languages, awakening their interest in culture…” said the prosecutor, who describes him as a “complex character”according to the television channel BFM.

Born in Annecy in 1946, Leveugle moved through these countries as camp supervisor and teacherwhich he took advantage of to get closer to his victims.

The man, after being arrested, confessed to having suffocated his terminally ill mother with a pillow, and then his 92-year-old aunt, using the same procedure. Due to these events, a separate investigation into the case of sexual abuse of minors has been opened.