# The Senate Votes on the Imprescriptibility of Sexual Crimes Against Minors > On 26 October 2026, a collective of organizations and personalities pleaded for the imprescriptibility of sexual assaults and crimes against minors, while the Senate was to examine the bill relating to childhood. The next day, the Senate began examining this text on child social aid, in a context where Marine Le Pen sought to capitalize on the subject. Minister Aurore Bergé defended on Public Sénat the imprescriptibility of crimes against minors. On 29 October, the Senate restored this imprescriptibility by 252 votes to 80, paving the way for final adoption. **In brief**: Ongoing story bringing together 4 events nationwide, followed from 26 October 2026 to 29 October 2026. 37 articles from 29 sources (justice, society); last updated on 29 October 2026 at 08:54. - Status: ongoing - Category: Justice, Society - Place: Nationwide - First detected: 26 October 2026 at 14:54 - Updated: 29 October 2026 at 08:54 - Web page: https://acturadar.com/en/stories/79-the-senate-votes-on-the-imprescriptibility-of-sexual-crimes-against-minors ## Coverage angles The three sides cover the Senate vote on the imprescriptibility of sexual crimes against minors, but with different angles: the left insists on criticisms of the bill and political context, the center on the vote result and forthcoming adoption, the right on the judicial advance and government action. **Common ground** - The Senate examines the bill relating to the protection of childhood. - The imprescriptibility of sexual crimes committed against minors is at the center of the debates. - The Senate approved this imprescriptibility, paving the way for final adoption. - The measure extends an exception until then reserved for crimes against humanity. **Differences** - The left insists on criticisms of the bill's content and on the political context around Marine Le Pen, while the center and the right focus more on the vote and the judicial advance. - The right mentions constitutional doubts and the possibility of amending the text, elements absent from the left and center excerpts. - The left gives an important place to associations and collectives campaigning for imprescriptibility, while the center focuses mainly on the parliamentary result and the right on government action. ## Timeline (4 events) ### 26 October 2026 — [Op-ed for imprescriptibility of sexual crimes against minors before Senate review](https://acturadar.com/en/events/785-op-ed-for-imprescriptibility-of-sexual-crimes-against-minors-before-senate.md) As the Senate examines the childhood bill, a collective of organizations and personalities calls for making sexual crimes and sexual assaults against minors imprescriptible. 2 sources, 2 articles · Nationwide ### 27 October 2026 — [The Senate examines a bill on child welfare](https://acturadar.com/en/events/1518-the-senate-examines-a-bill-on-child-welfare.md) The Senate examines, starting Tuesday, a bill on child welfare, whose dysfunctions are highlighted, while Marine Le Pen seeks to capitalize on the issue. 7 sources, 7 articles · Nationwide ### 27 October 2026 — [Aurore Bergé wants to make crimes against minors imprescriptible](https://acturadar.com/en/events/1674-aurore-berge-wants-to-make-crimes-against-minors-imprescriptible.md) Aurore Bergé defended on Public Sénat making crimes against minors imprescriptible, and also spoke about the Parcoursup reform. 4 sources, 4 articles · Nationwide ### 29 October 2026 — [The Senate votes to make sexual offenses against minors non-prescriptive](https://acturadar.com/en/events/3417-the-senate-votes-to-make-sexual-offenses-against-minors-non-prescriptive.md) The Senate restores, by 252 votes against 80, the non-prescriptivity of sexual offenses committed against minors, opening the way to final adoption. 22 sources, 24 articles · Nationwide --- Cite as: Acturadar, “The Senate Votes on the Imprescriptibility of Sexual Crimes Against Minors”, https://acturadar.com/en/stories/79-the-senate-votes-on-the-imprescriptibility-of-sexual-crimes-against-minors Methodology: https://acturadar.com/en/methodology