When will the names of these men be released? Why are they keeping this info out of the press? I imagine most will lose their jobs and the respect of their families and the community.
While all of the men accused have been identified by police, their full names haven't been released — officially. But names have swirled online. According to French broadcaster
TF1, the accused are between the ages of 26 and 74. Many of them have no criminal record. Many of them have children.
"They are firefighters, journalists, students, truck drivers, prison guards, nurses, pensioners, municipal councillors, our friends, our lovers, our fathers, our brothers. A reality that is difficult to accept," journalist Hélène Devynck
wrote in an Op-Ed in french newspaper Le Monde on Sept. 6.