UPR president François Asselineau was taken into custody Wednesday on charges of moral harassment, sexual harassment and sexual assault.

The Paris prosecutor's office opened on May 15 a preliminary investigation into the counts of "sexual harassment" and "sexual assault".

The president of the pro-Frexit UPR party, François Asselineau, was taken into custody Wednesday on charges of moral harassment, sexual harassment and sexual assault, AFP learned from the Paris prosecutor's office, confirming information from the

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"The measure is still in progress," this source told AFP.

François Asselineau is in police custody at the Personal Delinquency Repression Brigade (BRDP) of the Paris judicial police, according to another source close to the case.

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A preliminary investigation opened since May 15

The Paris prosecutor's office on May 15 opened a preliminary investigation into the counts of "sexual harassment" and "sexual assault", entrusted to the BRDP.

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