French minister denies 'medical rape' allegations

PARIS - A junior minister in French President Emmanuel Macron's government on Friday denied allegations she had raped patients during gynaecological examinations, after a third woman filed a criminal complaint.

Two other women filed complaints in May and June, prompting prosecutors to open an official investigation. She gained prominence in the mid-2010s by campaigning for greater public awareness of endometriosis together with actress Julie Gayet, who this year married France's former president Francois Hollande."I've made early diagnosis and treatment of endometriosis the battle of my life," Dr Zacharopoulou said in her statement.

The accusations against Dr Zacharopoulou are not the first rape allegations to shadow Mr Macron's government and come at a time of political difficulty for the President after he failed to retain an overall majority in parliamentary elections.

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