PARIS (Reuters) – The Paris public prosecutor said on Tuesday it had opened a preliminary inquiry over the suspected rape of a minor against former Paris City Hall deputy mayor Christophe Girard.
“Following statements …published by the New York Times on Aug 16 accusing Christophe Girard, the Paris public prosecutor has opened … a preliminary inquiry for rape by a person in a position of authority,” the prosecutor said in a statement.
Lawyers for Girard could not be immediately reached for comment.
(Reporting by Sudip Kar-Gupta and Benoit Van Overstraeten; editing by John Stonestreet)
