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Morgane, 13, disappeared on November 25 in Pabu, near Guingamp, causing great concern in the region. After more than 15 days of searching, she was found alive on Tuesday December 10 in Coutances, in Manche.

This Wednesday, December 11, at 6 p.m., Nicolas Heitz, public prosecutor of Saint-Brieuc, is holding a press conference to detail the circumstances of this disappearance and this discovery.

The arrest of a 21-year-old suspect, as well as the aftermath of the investigation, will be discussed. Follow the prosecutor’s announcements live.

6:18 p.m.: Morgane claims she couldn’t leave the room, the suspect explains the opposite

The prosecutor revealed that the girl said she was kept in the person’s room for 15 days, unable to leave, with the shutters constantly closed to hide her. Adrien, the young suspect, explains that he had left his keys with Morgane, and that she could leave the room if she wished.

6:15 p.m.: The young suspect, Adrien, was spotted by the mother of one of his friends

In Charente-Maritime, a 37-year-old woman contacted the gendarmerie after the visit, around 2 a.m., of the suspect, who was trying to speak to her 16-year-old son. She claims to have recognized Morgane Rivoal in the suspect’s car.

6:14 p.m.: No lesions were noted on Morgane

Examined by a doctor from the Rennes Forensic Institute, “the young girl did not present any injury, neither skin nor gynecological,” said the prosecutor.

6:10 p.m.: The young suspect claims not to have had intimate relations with Morgane

The suspect always denied having had intimate relations with Morgane, which the young girl confirmed. The suspect will be placed in pre-trial detention, so that he “cannot put pressure on the victim. The fact that he committed similar acts last spring may be worrying,” said the prosecutor.

6:07 p.m.: The young suspect was from Ille-et-Villaine

The suspect, Adrien, had already been caught with a 14-year-old minor in the past. He met Morgane on a social network. Morgane contacted him on Sunday, November 24, telling him that she had argued with her parents. She had asked him to pick her up in Pabu, at the address given. He would have driven with Morgane to Coutances, to his young workers’ home. He explained that he had offered to take Morgane home, but that she had refused, saying she was happy with him. Morgana explained that she didn’t know how to get out of that room.

6:05 p.m.: The prosecutor details the circumstances of Morgane’s disappearance

Morgane explained that she uses social networks a lot, conversing with adults. She explained that she had argued with friends from college, and with her parents, who accused her of broadcasting images that could be harmful to her. Morgane explains that she couldn’t leave her room. She explains that she was the victim of violence from the young man who held her in the room during an argument.

6 p.m.: The press conference starts

The prosecutor begins his conference: “My objective is to provide precise information, making it possible to avoid the dissemination of erroneous information. Morgane and her family deserve to gradually regain some peace of mind.”

5:57 p.m.: The press conference will begin soon

The press conference by prosecutor Nicolas Heitz should clarify several points, including the exact circumstances of Morgane’s disappearance, and the role played by Adrien, the 21-year-old suspect who accommodated her in Coutances, in a nursing home. young workers.

5:47 p.m.: Many journalists present at this press conference

The media are even more numerous this Wednesday, December 11 than during the prosecutor’s previous press conference, proof of the many questions that remain unanswered in this case.

5:36 p.m.: Morgane’s parents spoke out on Facebook

Morgane’s parents, Aurore and Yoann, wanted to send a word of thanks to all the people who supported them during this ordeal: ‘We leave this little note to all the people who supported us in these very difficult times: families, friends, neighbors, colleagues, bosses, establishment staff, the Mayor and the entire commune of Pabu. We also thank all the people who came to participate in the searches, whether for the searches or to post search notices in businesses, train stations, and elsewhere. We thank the Guingamp gendarmerie and the Rennes research section for their involvement. We have received a lot of messages of sympathy from all over France. Even if we weren’t able to respond to everyone, please know that we have read everything and we thank you from the bottom of our hearts.’

A message full of emotion and gratitude, testifying to remarkable collective mobilization. »

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