The discovery of 11-year-old Lyhanna's body in south-western France has caused widespread public anger and a critical review of how the French legal system handles child sexual violence.

在法國西南部發現 11 歲的 Lyhanna 屍體，引起了公眾強烈憤怒，並促使人們重新審視法國法律體系處理兒童性暴力的方式。

Lyhanna disappeared on 29 May, and her body was later found in a grain silo. The main suspect, 41-year-old Jérôme Barella, was arrested after she vanished. Although Barella denies killing the girl, it has been revealed that there were several previous reports about him abusing children. For example, a complaint was filed last August regarding the alleged rape of a 10-year-old girl. Despite medical and psychological evidence, the police did not question or arrest the suspect for nine months.

Lyhanna 於 5 月 29 日失蹤，隨後其屍體在一個穀倉中被發現。主嫌 41 歲的 Jérôme Barella 在她失蹤後被逮捕。雖然 Barella 否認殺害該女孩，但據揭露他先前已有多次虐待兒童的舉報。例如，去年 8 月有人舉報他涉嫌強姦一名 10 歲女童。儘管有醫療與心理證據，警方在九個月內都沒有質詢或逮捕該嫌犯。

This failure has led to a major political and social crisis. Tens of thousands of people have protested across France, demanding that Justice Minister Gérald Darmanin resign. Lawyers for the victims' families emphasized that this tragedy could have been prevented if the system had more resources. On the other hand, Minister Darmanin claimed the problem was a failure of prioritization rather than a lack of money, although he admitted the state made mistakes. Furthermore, the Higher Magistrature Council argued that judicial staff are being unfairly blamed, noting that France has far fewer prosecutors than the European average.

這次失職導致了一場重大的政治與社會危機。法國各地有數萬人抗議，要求司法部長 Gérald Darmanin 辭職。受害者家屬的律師強調，如果系統擁有更多資源，這場悲劇本可避免。另一方面，Darmanin 部長則聲稱問題在於優先順序的處理失誤，而非缺乏資金，儘管他承認國家確實犯了錯。此外，最高司法委員會認為司法人員受到了不公正的指責，並指出法國的檢察官人數遠低於歐洲平均水平。

In response, Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu called a crisis meeting and ordered a review of about 70,000 pending cases of violence against children by 14 July. Additionally, the government is considering new laws to increase the maximum sentence for repeat offenders from 20 years to life imprisonment. At the same time, the mother of a previous victim has started legal action against the French state and the Justice Minister for failing to protect children.

作為回應，總理 Sébastien Lecornu 召開了危機會議，並命令在 7 月 14 日前，對約 7 萬件懸而未決的兒童暴力案件進行審查。此外，政府正考慮制定新法律，將累犯的最高刑期從 20 年提高至終身監禁。與此同時，先前一名受害者的母親已對法國政府與司法部長採取法律行動，指責其未能保護兒童。

The French government is now trying to conduct emergency reviews of child abuse cases while the public continues to demand deep judicial reforms and accountability from ministers.

法國政府目前正嘗試對兒童虐待案件進行緊急審查，而公眾則繼續要求深層的司法改革以及部長承擔責任。