Minister accused of sex crimes

PARIS – French prosecutors have opened an inquiry into sexual harassment accusations levelled against a junior minister by two…

PARIS – French prosecutors have opened an inquiry into sexual harassment accusations levelled against a junior minister by two women, one of whom said the arrest of Dominique Strauss-Kahn on sex crime charges encouraged her to speak up. The two women filed the complaints this week against George Tron, a minister in charge of the civil service. – (Reuters)

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