A magistrate working in the Paris judicial court has been indicted for procuring and placed under judicial control, the Nanterre (Hauts-de-Seine) prosecutor's office told AFP on Thursday, confirming information from the Parisian.
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This 60-year-old is suspected of having benefited from the activity income of his prostitute companion during their relationship during the years 2018 and 2019, said the public prosecutor.
She had lodged a complaint at the beginning of 2020. A judicial investigation was opened Wednesday in particular for procuring, "
within the framework of a common life between the accused and the complainant
".
The procedure had been disoriented in favor of the nearest court as is customary, namely Nanterre, to respect the principle of impartiality and prevent the peers of a magistrate from having to judge him. The judge, currently vice-president of the Paris judicial court, was not suspended from his functions but the direction of the judicial services was seized to determine whether disciplinary sanctions should be taken.
