an investigation opened after a complaint for “rape” filed by a student, indicates the prosecution

The student targeted by the complaint is also the subject of a report from Sciences Po.

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The building of the Institute of Political Studies (Sciences Po), rue des Saint-Pères in Paris.  (MAGALI COHEN / HANS LUCAS)

A judicial investigation was opened after a report from the Paris Institute of Political Studies (Sciences Po) for “rape” and “sexual assault” and the complaint of a student for “rape” targeting an IEP student , learned Tuesday, April 4 franceinfo from the Paris prosecutor’s office, confirming information from the Parisian.

Sciences Po’s report was sent to the prosecution last January, while the student’s complaint was filed in February, both against the same student. The investigations were entrusted to the third district of the Paris judicial police.

The facts took place during a trip last year

The facts date back to June 2022, during a traveling trip organized by a Sciences Po association in which a group of students participated. It was during this trip that a student said she was raped by this student. According to a source close to the case, two other students accuse the same student of touching during the same stay.


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