Virginie Ettel, one of the two former employees of the town hall of Draveil who accuse Georges Tron of rape and sexual assault, testified during the appeal trial of the case.
She described her meeting with the former deputy, the rapes, but also her descent into hell which led her to try to end her life.
After the anger of Georges Tron the day before, the tears of Virginie Ettel.
Tuesday, during the resumption of the appeal trial of the case for which the mayor of Draveil and his former deputy for Culture, Brigitte Gruel, are accused of rape and sexual assault, the first of the two complainants spoke .
For nearly an hour, Virginie Ettel detailed her journey.
This blonde woman dressed all in black told calmly - at first - the first dates with Georges Tron, while she was looking for a job.
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A foot massage from the first meeting
She describes in particular how the former deputy massaged her feet from their first meeting, including during a whole meal at a restaurant.
While the mayor's attitude worries Virginie Ettel a lot, the municipal assistant reassures her by explaining that he is doing this to everyone.
Hired at the reception of the town hall, Virginie Ettel nevertheless finds herself following the deputy in his travels.
Until now very calm, the former employee of the town hall is suddenly overwhelmed by emotion when she describes the rape that she claims to have suffered at the end of 2009. Facts which allegedly took place after a lunch in the town hall in the presence of Georges Tron and his assistant Brigitte Gruel.
A first assault which will be followed by a second at the latter, where Virginie Ettel had gone because she had to hand over the mayor's agenda.
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A descent into hell
"I said to myself that it was not possible, that they were not going to dare to start again," she recalls at the helm, assuring that she was unable to react and remained passive, her eyes closed.
The former employee then tells of a real descent into hell: alcohol, drugs, suicide attempt ... but also lies.
Because to escape her alleged attacker, she claimed to have uterine cancer.
"The only solution," she said.
"Since he [Georges Tron] is a hypochondriac, I thought that might prevent him."