On June 8, 2026, feminist activists gathered at the Palais de Justice in Paris (75) to express their grief and anger over the death of Lyhanna Rameau Bernard, an 11-year-old middle school student. Their demonstration emphasized the need to reject any misuse of the fight against violence against children for political purposes. In the crowd, members of the identitarian group Némésis, including their leader Alice Cordier, were present but less visible. They held white roses and chanted slogans calling for the resignation of the Minister of Justice, Gérald Darmanin. In Toulouse (31), far-right activists were more openly present and were even pushed back by the crowd. Némésis has previously been involved in political actions related to the rape and murder of Lola Daviet, a 12-year-old girl, focusing on the nationality of the convicted Algerian woman, Dahbia Benkired. Their anti-immigration discourse centered on the non-enforcement of the Obligation to leave French territory (OQTF) that the murderer faced before the crime. However, in the case of Lyhanna, the suspect, Jérôme Barella, is white and French, making such arguments inapplicable. Despite this, the identitarian collective appears to be increasingly involved in the fight against violence against children, with their activities multiplying in the past year. On April 4, 2026, at Place de la République in Paris (75), the association Touche pas à mon enfant-Europe (TPAME) organized a gathering against pedocriminality. A few hundred people attended, including veterans of the Yellow Vest movement, anti-vaxxers, and pro-Frexit supporters. Among them was Sand, a far-right Instagram influencer, who remarked, "It's the patriots who are here!" The group Patriotic Citizens, comprising influencers such as Mr. Kev, Magelya, and L'abbé 2.0, campaign with a focus on France, roots, and traditions, presenting themselves as "apolitical" but often criticizing Emmanuel Macron, "leftists," and "antifas." Magelya, with 380,000 followers on TikTok and 280,000 on Instagram, stated that she was contacted by Farid Debah, who presides over TPAME, to speak about the event to her community. She emphasized the need for "systematic" castration and "much harsher" penalties for pedophiles, and denounced the Mauzac penitentiary in Dordogne as a "summer camp for pedophiles." Farid Debah, who is associated with the Géopolitique Profonde platform, linked to Mike Borowski, claimed that sex education in schools aims to "legalize pedocriminality." In June 2026, following the Lyhanna affair, identitarian European deputy Sarah Knafo proposed the creation of a public-access file of convicted pedophiles, similar to some American states. This idea was criticized by a police commander on RMC as a "very bad idea." Knafo had previously attempted to appropriate the scandal of violence in the Parisian school environment during the municipal elections, suggesting the replacement of school assistants with "committed grandparents on vacation." Activists from the collective Enfantiste, such as Isabelle, have highlighted the risk of the far right infiltrating the child protection movement. They note a lack of intersectional analyses and a tendency to depoliticize the subject, which allows the far right to propose harsher punishments and prison sentences without offering alternative solutions. Isabelle emphasized the need to address violence within families and reconsider how childhood is viewed collectively. During the death of Louis, a 17-year-old boy killed in Narbonne (11), identitarian and neo-fascist movements mobilized under an anti-immigration angle. In Lyon (69), on June 29, 2025, they used the mobilization against sexual violence against children to display a banner reading "Louis killed because he was white." A new group called the Union for the Defense of Youth, reportedly a front for local neo-fascist militants of Audace, was involved in the event. Activist Camille from NousToutes Rhône described how the group, hooded and unchallenged by the police, could challenge feminist associations present at the steps of the Palais de Justice in Lyon.