Sixty-six people were accused of participating in a pedophilia ring in which children and babies were prostituted for food and small sums of money Thursday as one of France's biggest-ever trials got under way.
Prosecutors contend that dozens of children — ages 6 months to 14 years — were raped by their parents or offered to other adults for sex from 1999 to 2002.
Some of the 45 victims, who are now in the care of social services, were expected to testify by closed-circuit television. The children will not appear in court.
