The sexual harassment began in June 2018, when she was an employee of the National Rally (RN) group in the Ile-de-France region.

Then Pierre-Charles Cherrier, former RN regional councilor for Ile-de-France elected in 2015, would have touched his chest in the fall of 2019, then would have touched his buttocks in December 2019, each time in front of witnesses.

Facts which are worth to this gynecologist by profession to be tried in Paris for sexual assault by surprise and sexual harassment, all by person abusing the authority conferred by his functions, according to AFP.

“My client, who was very affected in her dignity by the acts of which the defendant is accused, welcomes the referral of the person concerned to the criminal court”, reacted Me David Dassa-Le Deist, lawyer for Vanessa L., current elected RN in another region.

She had filed a complaint in early 2020.

Behavior denounced several times

Following these facts and its internal denunciation, the RN had excluded Pierre-Charles Cherrier from its group in the region.

Twelve days of psychological ITT were granted to the plaintiff.

According to an RN collaborator, Vanessa L. denounced the behavior of Pierre-Charles Cherrier on several occasions but suffered his behavior without saying anything because of the relationship of subordination between them, according to the order.

An elected RN and friend of Pierre-Charles Cherrier also indicated during the investigation that the respondent could have ribald thoughts, but that it was about his personality.



Two other charges

During the investigation, Pierre-Charles Cherrier denied any inappropriate behavior or remarks, implicating according to the ordinance a “plot” targeting him “organized by Wallerand de Saint-Just”, then boss of the RN in the region.

Pierre-Charles Cherrier's lawyer declined to comment.

The hearing date has not yet been set.

In addition, Pierre-Charles Cherrier is the subject of two other preliminary investigations, still in progress, according to a source familiar with the matter: one for harassment since 2018 and the second for violence since 2020 against another woman.

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  • Paris

  • Ile-de-France

  • National Rally (RN)

  • sexual assault

  • Violence against women

  • Justice