The political scientist was heard Tuesday as a witness as part of the investigation for sexual assault accused his son-in-law when he was a child.

The facts had been revealed in January in the book of his daughter-in-law Camille Kouchner, "La Familia grande".

The political scientist Olivier Duhamel, heard Tuesday as a witness in the context of the investigation for sexual assaults accused by his son-in-law when he was a child, admitted the facts, we learned on Wednesday from a source close to the folder.

Olivier Duhamel acknowledged the facts "with difficulty" during his hearing before the brigade for the protection of minors (BPM) in charge of the case, revealed in early January by Camille Kouchner, his daughter-in-law, in his book

La Familia grande

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