Damien Abad, targeted by a complaint for “attempted rape”, disputes the accusation “with the greatest firmness”

A complaint now targets the Minister of Solidarity, Autonomy and People with Disabilities. Damien Abad has been the subject, since Monday June 27, of a procedure for “attempted rape”, learned Agence France-Presse from the Paris prosecutor’s office, confirming information from Mediapart.

This complaint is “currently under review”, said the prosecution. According Mediapartit was filed by a “elected centrist”who accuses Mr. Abad of having attempted to rape her during a party organized at his home in Paris in the first half of 2010. In the proceedings filed on June 27, the complainant’s lawyer, Ms.e Raphaële Bialkiewicz, believes that “the intention of a penetration at least mouth, imposed by Mr. Abad on the complainant by force” wouldn’t do “not the slightest doubt”.

“I was scared, I was flabbergasted”says the complainant

During the facts that she relates to Mediapart for the first time, on June 14, she was president, in her department, of the New Center youth movement. Mr. Abad, MEP, was the national president. On the evening of the events, she says, Damien Abad told her “offered a drink”, at the bottom of which she saw ” something ” : suspicious, she went to spit her mouthful in the toilet.

Also according to his story, Mr. Abad was waiting for him behind the door and everything went ” very quickly “ : the MEP would have “pushed into a room opposite” then tried to force her to perform fellatio. “I was scared, I was flabbergasted. I struggled, I punched him in the stomach”she says.

Laëtitia (the first name has been changed) says that she was finally able ” come undone “ of his alleged assailant and leave the room thanks to the irruption of a guest.

The complaint is supported by a series of attached documents, says Mediapart, including eight statements from witnesses or confidants, as well as messages and elements noted by a bailiff.

Damien Abad disputes the facts with “firmness” and files a complaint in turn

Following the article by Mediapart, the minister responded Monday in a statement. “ The newspaper Mediapart indicates today that a complaint has been lodged against me by an “elected centrist” for events allegedly occurring in 2010he states. Once again, I strongly contest any accusation of attempted rape or sexual assault brought against me. I will not leave these false and outrageous accusations unanswered. From that day, I asked my lawyers to file a complaint for slanderous denunciation. My determination is total. »

She is the third woman to accuse the minister of sexual violence, but to date no investigation has been opened into these accusations.

One of them had filed two complaints closed without action. For the other, a report had been made by the Observatory of sexist and sexual violence, but the Paris prosecutor’s office had indicated that it was not opening an investigation. ” as is “mistake “element allowing to identify the victim of the denounced facts”.

The World with AFP

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