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Former French president Giscard accused of groping reporter

A German journalist with the WDR television network has accused former French president Valéry Giscard d’Estaing, 94, of fondling her buttocks during an interview which his spokesman said he cannot remember. 

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Valéry Giscard d’Estaing, the 94-year-old former French president, has been accused by a German journalist of fondling her buttocks at the end of an interview in his office 18 months ago, reports The Times.

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