The socialist mayor of Saint-Denis Mathieu Hanotin announced on Saturday to withdraw "
all the delegations
" granted to one of his assistants in charge of disability, after his indictment for rape.
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Abdelmajid Bouhenna is the elected official in charge of disability, access to rights and the inclusive city.
Following 48 hours in police custody, he was indicted on Saturday for "
several rapes
" and placed under judicial supervision, announced the Bobigny prosecution.
According to
Le Parisien
, the facts took place in the context of his activity as a "
sports coach
" and not those concerning his status as a municipal deputy.
Justice accuses him of having had relations with participants in his sports lessons, aged 14 and 16, reports the site Actu Seine-Saint-Denis.
They refused to file a complaint and declared themselves consenting.
“The extreme seriousness of the alleged facts”
In a press release, the mayor of Saint-Denis indicates that he was "
warned by the public prosecutor of Bobigny that Abdelmajid Bouhenna was presented today to an investigating judge as part of an investigation into acts of rapes.
"And to continue:"
without calling into question the principle of the presumption of innocence, but taking into account the extreme seriousness of the alleged facts and the serenity necessary to conduct the affairs of the municipality, I have decided to withdraw immediately all of his deputy delegations
, "said the city councilor.
Mathieu Hanotin asks that he “
leave public life by resigning immediately from the municipal council.
The municipality also wished to recall "
its commitment to the fight against gender-based and sexual violence and violence against women and strongly reaffirms the necessary respect to be given to the voices of victims
", concludes the press release.