French schoolgirl admits her lying caused the beheading of her teacher independent.co.uk
Killing of Teacher, Samuel Paty, Raises Doubts on French Integration – The New York Times
A 13-year-old student has admitted lying and fabricating a story about her teacher, who was beheaded last year following her accusations against him.
The French schoolgirl, whose father started a hate campaign against Samuel Paty by filing a legal complaint, says she lied to please her father, and she was not even at the class in which the teacher was alleged to have shown a caricature of the Prophet Muhammad.
The girl, who has not been identified, had originally claimed that Mr Paty had asked Muslim pupils to leave the class before he showed “a photograph of the Prophet naked” to children during a class on free speech.
Her claims led to a dramatic chain of events, including death threats against the teacher and outrage among Muslims.
The girl’s attorney on Monday confirmed that the girl was not in class — but claimed it was because she was out sick on the day, according to the report.
“She lied because she felt trapped in a spiral because her classmates had asked her to be a spokesperson,” her lawyer, Mbeko Tabula, told Agence France-Presse.
Her lawyer, however, argued that the father should be the one blamed for the fallout due to his “excessive and disproportionate behavior,” the Independent reported.
The girl has been charged with slander, while her father was arrested on suspicion of being complicit in a terrorist killing, the outlet reported.
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