The investigation was opened, on July 12, by the Paris prosecutor’s office against the LFI deputy to examine the complaint filed by the left activist Sophie Tissier. The facts, which date back to 2014, could be prescribed.
Le Monde with AFP
An investigation was opened, Tuesday, July 12, for sexual assault and harassment to examine the complaint for sexual harassment filed by left activist Sophie Tissier against the deputy of Insoumise France (LFI) Eric Coquerel, President of the Commission Finance of the National Assembly, said the Paris prosecutor’s office on Wednesday, requested by the France-Presse agency.
M me tissier, former figure of the “yellow vests” aged 43, denounces in his complaint, filed on July 4, facts “being able to be a component sexual assault” dating from the August 23, 2014 in Grenoble, which would have been committed by Mr. Coquerel, what he disputes.
The maximum delay being six years to file a complaint in the event of an offense, the facts could be prescribed. The investigations were entrusted to the delinquency repression brigade.
Invited on BFM-TV on July 4, M Me tissier had denounced “inappropriate gestures, wandering hands”, during a evening organized by LFI in Grenoble in August 2014, evoking ” A healthy, sticky “look”, “a heavy flirt” and an outrageous, offensive, harassing “behavior on the part of the deputy. According to her, Mr. Coquerel would also have sent him texts in which he offered to take him to his hotel. M Me Tissier also said, still on July 4, having made a report to the LFI sexual violence monitoring committee.
The activist had made public her accusations against Mr. Coquerel just after the election of the latter, on June 30, at the strategic post of president of the finance committee of the National Assembly.
His accusations were “opportunely relayed [s] without restraint, survey, nor verifications of any kind” and “made it possible to” be talked about “” reacted on July 3 Mr. Coquerel on BFM-TV, notably attacking a channel journalist.
In recent weeks, Mr. Coquerel has continued to benefit from the support of left figures after the complaint filed by Ms. Tissier. He received the repeated support from Jean-Luc Mélenchon: he “is not guilty of anything at all” and “is the subject of a rumor and a political operation”, denounced the chief of the “rebellious”.