VIDEO. Accused of rape by two women, Minister Damien Abad says he is “innocent” and does not plan to resign

“Should an innocent man resign? I don’t think so.” The new Minister of Solidarity Damien Abad said to himself “innocent” Monday, May 23, charges of rape brought against him by two women and indicated that he would not consider resigning, during a statement to the press in his constituency of Ain. “I dispute the accusations against me with the greatest firmness (…) I have never raped a single woman in my life”added the minister during a trip to Saint-Jean-le-Vieux.

“Any sex I’ve ever had in my life has always been mutually consensual”insisted Damien Abad, stressing that, because of his disability which hinders his mobility, the facts attributed to him were “materially impossible”. “From now on I devote myself to my mission as a minister, a minister who wishes to be on the ground”said Damien Abad, who also wants to be “fully engaged” in the campaign for his re-election as deputy for Ain.

In an interview with the newspapers of the Ebra group, the minister also denounced a “unhealthy voyeurism that undermines” to her “dignity”and asserted that he retained “the confidence of the President of the Republic and the Prime Minister”.