In Khenifra’s Lassiri neighborhood, Jacques Leveugle cultivated the image of a discreet and generous «Monsieur Jacques», offering free lessons, organizing outings, funding small projects and helping families financially. Accused of raping and sexually assaulting 89 boys over more than five decades across several countries, thisreputation has now been shattered.
Despite a final and binding verdict sentencing a French language teacher from the Figuig region to three years in prison for assaulting five underage female students, the victims' families say the convicted individual remains at large. They have sent an open letter to the Attorney General and the Public Prosecutor at the Oujda Court of Appeal, urging the enforcement of the ruling and the delivery of justice for the victims.
In a tragic incident that has shaken Morocco’s educational and human rights communities, a vocational training teacher has died days after being violently assaulted by one of her students in the city of Erfoud.
Born in Morocco, Rachid Zerrouki has lived in France since the age of 15. Arrived in a new country, school quickly became his escape. Today, he is a teacher who helps students with difficult situations.