ANGERS, a town in western France known for its medieval castle and Cointreau liqueur, now has a new, more sordid reputation — as the home of a paedophilia ring where parents allegedly raped, abused and pimped children and even babies.

Angers, a town in western France known for its medieval castle and Cointreau liqueur, now has a new, more sordid reputation – as the home of a paedophilia ring where parents allegedly raped, abused and pimped children and even babies.