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Safety · France
Updated September 2026

🫂 I have experienced sexual violence — where can I go, right now?

Direct answer

Whatever happened and whenever it happened, help is available without any obligation to report. Collectif féministe contre le viol — 0 800 05 95 95 / CIDFF (0 800 05 95 95) is the specialised centre or helpline for France: medical care, evidence collection you can decide about later, emergency contraception and PEP within 72 hours, and someone who believes you — free and confidential. Police / gendarmerie — plainte en ligne THESEE (service-public.fr) if you want to report or are in danger; you can have a support person with you. France Victimes — 116 006 (116 006) supports you through everything that follows, at your pace.

Call firstCollectif féministe contre le viol — 0 800 05 95 95 / CIDFF
Report toPolice / gendarmerie — plainte en ligne THESEE
If that failsFrance Victimes — 116 006

🗣️ What to say

"Something happened to me [today / on date] and I need help. I am not sure yet whether I want to report it. I would like medical care and to know my options."

🪜 Step by step

  1. Safe and not aloneA friend, a neighbour, the helpline. Nothing has to be decided tonight except your safety.
  2. Medical care within 72 hoursFor prevention (PEP, emergency contraception) and, if you choose, evidence collection. Try not to wash or change clothes before, but care comes first either way.
  3. Talk to Collectif féministe contre le viol — 0 800 05 95 95 / CIDFFThey explain reporting without pressure and can store evidence while you decide.
  4. If you report: Police / gendarmerie — plainte en ligne THESEEYou can bring a support person and ask for a specialised officer. The statement can be recorded once.
  5. Afterwards: France Victimes — 116 006Counselling, legal help, compensation from the state fund — all free for victims.

📇 All contacts

Collectif féministe contre le viol — 0 800 05 95 95 / CIDFFSupport after sexual violenceAnytime, no obligation to report📞 0 800 05 95 95🔗 cfcv.asso.fr
Police / gendarmerie — plainte en ligne THESEEOnline complaint for internet fraud, immediate receiptAlways — the basis for bank, insurer and platform🔗 www.service-public.fr/particuliers/vosdroits/R46526
France Victimes — 116 006Victim support, free, accompaniment and compensationAfter any crime📞 116 006🔗 www.france-victimes.fr
3919 — Violences Femmes InfoListening, referral, free, 24/7Domestic and family violence📞 3919🔗 arretonslesviolences.gouv.fr

❓ Frequently asked

It happened years ago

Help and counselling are available regardless; limitation periods for reporting are long and in many countries do not run for minors until adulthood.

I knew the person / I had been drinking

None of that changes what it was or your rights. Consent cannot be given when incapacitated.

Will I have to face them in court?

Special measures — video testimony, screens, no direct questioning by the accused — are standard for these cases. France Victimes — 116 006 arranges it.

📎 Sources

Last checked: 2026-09-26

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