French ex-minister goes on trial for rape and sexual assault

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Georges Tron, who was a minister under Nicolas Sarkozy, is accused of attacking female staff at town hall where he is mayor.

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The former French minister Georges Tron is to go on trial accused of raping and sexually assaulting female staff at the town hall in Draveil, south of Paris, where he is mayor, reports The Guardian.