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Maine-et-Loire: mayor of Chalonnes jailed for possession of child pornography

Laurent Froger, mayor of Chalonnes, was jailed on July 16 for possessing 4,800 child pornography images.

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Stripped of his civic rights for five years, he will be replaced by a new mayor elected on July 31.

This case has shaken the town and raised questions about the screening of local elected officials.

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L'incarcération d'un maire pour des faits aussi graves ébranle la confiance dans les institutions locales. Cette affaire met en lumière les failles dans les vérifications des antécédents des élus et les conséquences judiciaires pour les responsables publics.

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