” We won ! At least partially…” Rose – the first names of the victims have been changed – has just learned, Thursday, February 16, of the judgment of the Paris administrative court, which ordered the State to compensate her, like six other victims of Christian N. , for an amount between 11,000 and 16,000 euros. Former Deputy Director of Human Resources at the Ministry of Culture, Christian N., 60 years old, “admitted to having imposed humiliating situations” to the women he received for interviews, specifies the administrative court. Namely: sprinkle their coffee with diuretics, force them to hold back until the impossible and hold a board of what he called his “P Experiences”supporting photographs and details.
But if the court recognizes a ” mistake ” Who, “by its seriousness”, “engages the responsibility of the administration which employs it”, the administrative judge qualifies it as “personal fault detachable from the service”. What satisfies ” half “ Inès, another victim of the senior official, who intends to appeal. His lawyer, Capucine des Ligneris, specialist in public law with the Women’s Foundation, is sorry that there is no “no recognition of a fault of the State, of service, of a disorganization”. For its part, the ministry refuted, in its defense, having had “knowledge of inappropriate and reprehensible behavior on the part of Mr. N.” and claims to have put everything in place as soon as he became aware of the facts: immediate reporting to the public prosecutor, provisional suspension then dismissal. “The ministry knew and turned a blind eye to this for years”contests in return Me Cécile Kurz, who defends another plaintiff.
On the criminal side of the case, Christian N. was indicted in 2019 for “administration of an aggravated harmful substance”, “sexual assault by a person abusing his authority”, “invasion of privacy” , “violence by a person in charge of a public service mission” and “acquisition, importation and possession of drugs classified as psychotropic”. As for the victims, a judicial source counts to date “75 people targeted by the introductory and supplementary indictments”, but all the civil parties have not yet been formed, and this figure could still rise significantly. The accusations multiply as much as the investigation drags on.
The investigation began five years ago. In June 2018, Christian N., then deputy regional director of cultural affairs for the Grand-Est, was caught taking photos of the “raised dress” of the sub-prefect. But the matter does not end there. On a USB key left in her office, her successor comes across an Excel table titled “P Experiences” – “P” for ” pee “, explains Christian N. to the investigators. There are 181 interviews conducted with women aged 20 to 50 – but the vast majority aged 20 to 35 – between May 2009 and December 2015.
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