A French journalist and columnist, Charlotte d’Ornellas, says there is a shocking pattern of foreigners raping elderly women in France. Over the years, Remix News has documented some of the most terrifying of these cases.

D’Ornellas’ comment came after an especially brutal rape earlier this month involving a Moroccan migrant who was arrested for raping and torturing a 74-year-old woman in Romainville with a telescopic baton.

“It’s beyond belief, in fact. Obviously, the age of a rape victim doesn’t change the horror much, but there’s something here. You know, the ultimate taboo. She’s raped, a 74-year-old woman, it’s unimaginable. And it happens again and again,” said d’Ornellas during an appearance on French television network CNews. “Our job is to bear witness to reality. And that’s why some people are at war with us. They don’t want us to show this reality. If we don’t talk about it, no one will.”

🇫🇷🔴A French journalist says there is a shocking pattern of foreigners raping elderly women in France.

Just this week, a Moroccan migrant was arrested for raping and torturing a 74-year-old woman in Romainville with a telescopic baton.

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However, many other cases have also arisen over the years, which d’Ornellas notes, saying: “We have seen cases in hospitals of women in their 70s, 80s and 90s (being raped)…. If it would be one time, we could be flabbergasted and not really know what to say. When it happens again, we should at least try to find out what to say about it, how to avoid it, because what to say about it means finding ways to prevent it from happening again.”

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It is important to note that cases are just ones from France, with Remix News covering many others in Sweden, Germany, Spain, and Italy.

1. A 93-year-old woman and a 95-year-old woman were raped in their hospital beds at Victor Dupouy Hospital, Argenteuil, by 44-year-old Samir B. The 93-year-old later died of cardiac arrest.

2. A 92-year-old nursing home resident was sexually assaulted by Algerian nurse Mohamed D. in Bédarrides. He was sentenced to four years in prison in 2026.

3. 78- and 68-year-old hospital patients were sexually assaulted at Max-Fourestier Hospital, Nanterre, by 28-year-old Congolese migrant Ali Gandega, who said he was “forced” to rape because he had no girlfriend.

4. 83-year-old Odette was raped during a daytime burglary in La Penne-sur-Huveaune by an illegal Guinean migrant. The perpetrator was sentenced to 12 years in prison.

5. A 75-year-old woman was raped on New Year’s morning during a break-in by an African migrant.

6. An 80-year-old woman was raped to death in Niort by an Afghan man in 2025, sparking widespread fear. The Afghan man was charged with “rape resulting in death without intent to cause it.”

7. A 102-year-old nursing home resident in Rouen was subjected to attempted rape by 39-year-old Laury Jean-Baptiste from Guadeloupe. She died less than a month later. He was sentenced to 20 years in prison.

8. In 2025, a 72-year-old woman was assaulted, raped, and robbed inside her own apartment in Paris.

9. An elderly building caretaker was raped at knifepoint in Paris by 24-year-old migrant Mohammed D., who was sentenced to nine years in prison.

10. An elderly woman was raped in her Paris apartment after an illegal Algerian migrant offered to help her with her groceries.

11. A 67-year-old woman was subjected to attempted rape near Gare du Nord, Paris, by a 27-year-old illegal Tunisian migrant. A passerby intervened before the rape could conclude.

12. Another victim, also 67, suffered an attempted rape in the French town of Tours by an intoxicated Sudanese asylum seeker.

13. Actu 17 news reported how a 21-year-old illegal migrant of unknown nationality was arrested following the sexual assault of a 51-year-old woman as she returned to her home in Avignon.

Regarding these type of cases involving rape of the elderly, d’Ornellas states foreigners are very overrepresented, saying: “You asked about the profile. In the case of rapes of elderly women, it is almost always young foreigners. Most of the time in an irregular situation, he has no fixed address, and we are told that he was probably disturbed. It’s absolutely obvious, I can tell you in advance, given what they’re capable of doing. But in this case, there really is a profile that stands out in the rape of our elderly. Perhaps that should engage us a little.”