Former minister Damien Abad, accused of sexual violence by three women, was indicted on Thursday in Paris for attempted rape in 2010 of one of them. Related MP Renaissance remains a member of the group in the National Assembly, but will no longer speak on its behalf during the investigation.
Related Renaissance MP Damien Abad, indicted for attempted rape, remains a member of the group in the National Assembly, but will no longer speak on his behalf during the investigation, we learned from the group . A meeting of the office of the Macronist group took place Tuesday morning. The former minister, accused of sexual violence by three women, was indicted on Thursday in Paris for attempted rape in 2010 of one of them. She accuses him of having tried to force oral sex on her in 2010, while he was organizing a party at his home. The Ain deputy denies these accusations.
“He proposed a position of discretion”
“The presumption of innocence applies to him as to every French citizen,” the group explained Thursday evening. During Tuesday’s meeting, it was noted that the MP would no longer speak on behalf of the Renaissance group, in the National Assembly or in the media. “He himself proposed a position of discretion,” explained a parliamentary source, who added that the group would not entrust him with new responsibilities during the investigation.
Damien Abad was also placed under the more favorable status of assisted witness for the two other complainants, according to a source close to the case. The latter accuse him of rape in 2010 and 2011. The former leader of the LR deputies was appointed in May 2022 Minister of Solidarity, Autonomy and People with Disabilities. He was a take on President Emmanuel Macron on the right.