MP Benoit Simian targeted by a new investigation for "harassment"

A second judicial investigation opened by the Bordeaux prosecutor's office, reveals

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The deputy of Gironde ex-LREM Benoit Simian, already returned to correctional for "harassment" against his wife, is again targeted after similar accusations brought by one of his collaborators, confirmed Thursday the parquet floor of Bordeaux and the deputy.

The Bordeaux prosecutor's office indicates that it has opened an investigation after "a report from the ethics officer of the National Assembly and targeting the deputy Benoit Simian of acts of harassment", confirming information revealed by the

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"The investigations will be intended to determine whether this qualification is legally admissible or whether it should be refined if the facts were established," added the prosecution.

Referral to the Assembly's ethics officer

According to

, the 38-year-old elected official would have forced his collaborator to sleep in the same room as him, and multiplied the intimate messages between September 2020 and January 2021, leading to the referral of the ethics officer of the Assembly by this one.

The investigation beginning, the alleged victim had not yet been heard Wednesday evening, added the prosecution.

"I defer to the justice of my country, do not count on me to fuel the controversies", replied Benoit Simian to the requests of AFP Thursday morning.

“Highly contentious” divorce proceedings

In another case, the deputy, affiliated today with the Libertés et Territoires group, will be tried on March 24 in Bordeaux for “harassment”, following actions denounced by his wife, within the framework of divorce proceedings. stormy.

This file is linked to a “highly contentious” divorce procedure with “cross complaints”, according to a source close to the file.

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Gironde: MP Benoit Simian summoned to the criminal court for "harassment" of his wife

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