The gynecologist and Secretary of State for Development, Chrysoula Zacharopoulou, judge, Friday June 24, “unacceptable” the rape charges against her. “The serious accusations against me, relating to medical clinical examinations carried out in order to diagnose and treat the illness of my patients, are appalling”she said in a statement sent by her lawyer.
The Paris prosecutor’s office opened an investigation on May 27 after the filing of two rape complaints against Chrysoula Zacharopoulou, appointed Secretary of State development officer, in May. She is the subject of a third complaint for “violence without incapacity for work by a person responsible for a public service mission”, according to the Paris prosecutor’s office, which confirmed this information from the program “Quotidien” to franceinfo, Friday. The investigations were entrusted to the Brigade for the repression of delinquency against the person (BRDP).
The program of the TMC channel collected the testimony of this patient, who said that she had suffered “gynecological violence” during an appointment in October 2018 with Chrysoula Zacharopoulou to treat her endometriosis. This woman claims that the gynecologist proceeded to “an internal review” without him “ask for consent” nor him “explain this examination”. “It was extremely painful”she explains.
Chrysoula Zacharopoulou: after two complaints of rape, the Secretary of State and gynecologist is the subject of a third complaint from a former patient and we were able to collect her testimony. pic.twitter.com/neZVxvPodQ
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Thursday evening on LCI, Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne indicated that Chrysoula Zacharopoulou “said that she was very surprised, even shocked, that her medical practice could be questioned”. “But I think that the complaints are filed, justice will do its job” and his secretary of state “will have the opportunity to explain”, continued the tenant of Matignon. She qualified as “important debate” the one “consent when doing exams”.