Vannes

They have attended court in Vannes, north-western France, every day since the trial opened on Monday.

The trial started in Vannes, Brittany, on Monday.

The white-haired 74-year-old, who wore glasses and a black zip-up sweater over a grey shirt, was addressing the court in Vannes, north-west France, on the first day of the largest child abuse trial in French history.

The trial in Vannes, north- west France, follows a painstaking police investigation lasting several years.

As the city of Vannes prepares to host the trial, three lecture halls in a former university building nearby have been made available to accommodate the hundreds of alleged victims, their legal representatives and families.