Former French minister charged with rape
PARIS — A former French minister and mayor with the ruling party has been charged with rape after accusations he sexually assaulted women working for him at city hall, prosecutors said Wednesday.
Georges Tron, formerly a junior civil service minister from President Nicolas Sarkozy's UMP party, is facing charges of rape and sexual assault by "a person in authority", prosecutor Marie-Suzanne Le Queau said after he appeared before judges in a court in Evry, outside Paris.
Tron was released on bail. The crimes are punishable by up to 20 years in prison.
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