Anger at Judicial Failure to Stop Child Rapist, Feared to Have Now Murdered Young Girl

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France erupted in fury Friday after an 11-year-old girl went missing, with authorities fearing she was killed by a known child rapist who the judicial system had failed to stop. The case triggered a firestorm of recrimination over how a dangerous offender remained free despite his criminal history. The missing girl's disappearance revived questions about systemic failures in French law enforcement and the courts' handling of repeat sex offenders. Public anger centered on why someone with a prior conviction for child rape had not been incapacitated or more closely monitored before the alleged crime.