A former French MP is taking six women who accused him of sexual misconduct and four journalists who reported the allegations to court on Monday in what some fear illustrates a backlash against the #MeToo movement. The lawsuit's main intent is to prove the investigative website and radio station were unfair in their coverage, Pierrat said. Most of the women who spoke about Baupin's alleged behavior from 1998 to 2013 were fellow Green Party members, and outrage greeted their descriptions. Sandrine Rousseau, a former Green Party spokeswoman who accused Baupin of grabbing her breast at a 2011 meeting, said. French lawmakers, for example, passed a bill that extended the three-year statute of limitations on sexual harassment claims to six years.

Source: Daily Mail February 03, 2019 21:03 UTC