LREM MP for Loire-Atlantique Anne-France Brunet, who is the subject of accusations of violence and harassment by a former parliamentary assistant, announced on Monday May 16 that she had filed a complaint for "
slanderous denunciation
".
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“
Apparently I would be the subject of a complaint for
“
harassment and violence
”
which would have been sent to the public prosecutor of Nantes on Tuesday May 3, 2022 by Camille Jaffrelo, who in 2018 carried out a 5-month CDD within my team
“ , explained Anne-France Brunet, campaigning for her re-election in the 3rd constituency of Loire-Atlantique.
In a press release, Anne-France Brunet denounces statements "
widely publicized
" but which are, according to her, "
not credible
", while she herself "
has no official news of this complaint
".
"
For this reason, I myself filed a complaint for slanderous denunciation against Camille Jaffrelo
", announced the outgoing deputy, so that "
the investigation and the testimonies establish the truth
".
According to her, the accusations of her former assistant contain "
flagrant inconsistencies
" and are above all intended to scuttle her candidacy.
The fourth on sick leave
Camille Jaffrelo's lawyer, Me Philippe Blanchetier, indicated on May 7 that his client had filed a complaint for facts dating from February to July 2018. The deputy had hired Camille Jaffrelo, then 22, on a fixed-term contract, in parallel with his studies in business school.
In her complaint, consulted by AFP, the young woman describes "incessant phone calls
sometimes at very late hours
" on her personal phone, unpaid working days, "
humiliation in public
".
When she was placed on sick leave for “
stress at work
” in July 2018, she claimed to be the “
fourth employee on sick leave for overwork in one year
”.
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The lawyer also reports a scene
of "violence
" on the day of the end of his client's fixed-term contract, who was then "
rushed against a pole in the deputy's
office" and "
had her foot crushed
" by Anne-France Brunet, causing "
the fracture of a foot bone noted by medical certificate
".