A former Isidore Newman School teacher is facing new charges in an investigation linked to child sexual abuse materials.
Benoit G. Cransac, 49, was arrested in January and was jailed on 22 counts of child sexual abuse material.
According to the Louisiana Attorney General’s Office, Cransac was rearrested on March 23 and is now facing 17 counts of video voyeurism of a child under 17.
He was arrested earlier this year by LBI agents on the Isidore Newman School campus.
“This is an ongoing investigation, and we will ensure that all appropriate charges are brought against Cransac,” said Attorney General Liz Murrill.
Cransac, a French national with legal residence in the United States, remains in custody at the Orleans Justice Center.
No information is available on his bond.
Earlier reports:
Court records show that an investigation began into Cransac’s activity in August of 2025 after agents received a tip from the National Center of Missing and Exploited Children that led to the arrest.
Records show Google identified 12 files associated with Cransac online. The images, which depicted inappropriate pictures of girls, were dated March 2025.
Google provided the user information associated with the files, which was Cransac’s email.
Investigators were able to trace the IP address to his wife’s Cox Communications account.
Court records show images of Cransac described as “selfies” were found in his Google account, which were then compared to his French passport and his marriage license to confirm his identity.
Investigators also found an additional 14 images and one video in his account that were not included in the original tip.
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