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Damien Abad has always denied the facts that were brought against him. He is accused of sexual assault by three women, and in a case involving one of these accusers, he has been indicted.
A former French minister, Damien Abad, accused of sexually assaulting three women, was indicted in Paris on Thursday for the attempted rape of one of them in 2010, AFP reported from a source close to the case.
The deputy (Renaissance) of Ain is also placed under the status of assisted witness in two other complaints of sexual violence against two other women.
Former French minister charged with rape
PARIS, May 17 — French prosecutors on Thursday charged former minister Damien Abad with the attempted rape of one of three women who have accused him of sexual assault, according to sources close to the case. The 44-year-old lawmaker for President Emmanuel Macron’s centrist Renaissance party, called the accusations “unfounded”. The attempted rape charge dates from a 2010 incident at a party he gave at his Paris home. The allegation was made by …
Accused of sexual violence by three women, the majority deputy was indicted for attempted rape of one of them, and placed under the status of assisted witness for the other two, who accuse him of rape. Mediapart revealed these three testimonies in May 2022.
Ex-French minister Damien Abad, accused of sexual violence by three women, was indicted on Thursday in Paris for attempted rape in 2010 on one of them, AFP learned from a source close to the case....
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