A spokesman for the prosecutor’s office said a preliminary investigation into the allegations of rape and sexual assault was underway. If the investigation warrants a formal inquiry, the case will proceed to the next step. The prosecutor’s office would not comment further and did not name the woman who had made the accusations. She later publicly apologized to victims of sexual violence who had been offended by the letter. French television dealt summarily with the accusations on Thursday night’s news, not dwelling on them, suggesting that a Harvey Weinstein-like reaction in France is not to be expected.

Source: New York Times August 30, 2018 20:37 UTC