A journalist's investigation into boys abused by pedocriminals
In "L'Autre Visage de #MeToo," Julien Chavanes gathers testimony from victims, doctors and researchers to examine an angle of sexual violence rarely discussed in public.
Le Monde reports on a new book by journalist Julien Chavanes, "L'Autre Visage de #MeToo," which turns to the sexual abuse of boys by pedocriminals, a subject the paper says remains largely absent from public conversation even as #MeToo has reshaped discussion of sexual violence against women and girls.
According to Le Monde's summary, Chavanes builds his account by giving voice to victims themselves, alongside doctors and researchers, to document what the paper describes as the specific repercussions of this violence and the particular difficulties survivors face in constructing their masculinity afterward.
Le Monde frames the book as an attempt to break a silence around male victims of sexual abuse, a silence the outlet suggests has persisted even as other dimensions of #MeToo have been extensively examined in French public life.
The source material available does not specify a publisher, publication date or further detail about the book's structure or contents beyond what is summarized above.
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