 [Iran Press TV] Allegations of sexual misconduct continue to plague the French society as the country's Civil Service Minister Georges Tron resigns to clear himself of sex charges.
| How does resigning 'clear' him? |
Tron was implicated in a sex scandal after two women, who worked at the town hall where he was a mayor, filed harassment complaints against him, a Press TV correspondent reported.
He stepped down as soon as the prosecutors announced conducting an investigation into the accusations.
| "Congressman Weiner, the Department of Justice is on line one..." |
This comes after former International Monetary Fund chief and presidential candidate Dominique Strauss-Kahn
was accused of trying to rape a New York hotel maid.
"In the past few weeks our association has received a lot of complaints of harassment and rape and some even reach political circles. All of a sudden all these women are saying if a man like Dominique Strauss-Kahn can be brought down because of sexual harassment, then we should speak up now," Olivia Cattan President of Women's Words Association said.
| It is France, after all. The window of opportunity is very small and closing as quickly as the great and the good think they can get away with it. |
Tron has claimed that that National Front Leader Marine Le Pen is behind the allegations against him.
| That would be the Marine Le Pen who is not a man? How silly of her to sympathise with her oppressed sisters. |
Women rights activists believe there is no limits for men in powerful positions in La Belle France; hence, they can treat women without considering the red lines.
Apart from La Belle France's international reputation, the credibility of the French media has also been damaged for what some say was a reflexive response in favor of the prominent politicians. |