Eric Coquerel is in turmoil. A complaint was filed against him for sexual harassment by left-wing activist Sophie Tissier, according to Agence France-Presse, Monday July 4. The Chairman of the Assembly’s Finance Committee is targeted for facts “may be similar to sexual assault” dating from August 23, 2014 in Grenoble.
Sophie Tissier, a 43-year-old former figure of the Yellow Vests, explained to AFP that she had filed a complaint to “advance the cause of women, our place in society and especially in politics”, considering that the filing of a complaint was the only way to be taken into account “seriously”.
“Despised” by LFI “for years”
She says she has been “despised” by the party La France insoumise “for years” and regrets the “terrible consequences” on her life and her career as an activist since the “actions” of Éric Coquerel, during an evening in 2014. Invited to BFMTV this weekend, she denounced “inappropriate gestures, wandering hands”, during an evening organized by the party in 2014, evoking “a salacious, sticky look”, “a clumsy flirt” and behavior “outrageous, offensive, harassing” on the part of the deputy.
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According to Sophie Tissier, Éric Coquerel also sent him text messages offering to take him to his hotel. Sophie Tissier also said on Sunday that she had made a report to the sexual violence monitoring committee of La France insoumise.
On Sunday, the leader of the Insoumis Jean-Luc Mélenchon, for his part, tackled on Twitter “a parade of accusers” in the media, “who have in common their activism for years against LFI”.