Gabriel Matzneff

Gabriel Michel Hippolyte Matzneff (born 12 August 1936) is a French writer and pedophile. During the 1980s, he made several trips to the Philippines where, as he described in one of his books, he raped pre-adolescent boys, some as young as 8 years old. Matzneff remained sheltered from prosecution throughout his literary career, benefiting from wide and enthusiastic support within French literary circles.

In February 2020, following intense media coverage of a book published by one of his victims, Vanessa Springora, French prosecutors announced that a criminal investigation had been launched, though the statute of limitations meant the case was dismissed.

He was the winner of the Mottard and Amic awards from the Académie française in 1987 and 2009, respectively, the Prix Renaudot essay in 2013, and the Prix Cazes in 2015. He is known for his descriptions of his pedophilia and child sex tourism in print, online, and on television. Provided by Wikipedia