Overview
- The 51-year-old psychiatrist, placed under formal investigation Wednesday in Reims, is accused of one rape, five sexual assaults, and ten acts of sexual harassment and has been ordered to pre‑trial detention.
- Investigators contacted the doctor’s entire female patient list of 665 people, and prosecutors say many responded with accounts of sexualized behavior during care.
- Several patients told police he prescribed high doses of anxiolytics, sleeping pills, or antidepressants without clear medical need, and one reported losing consciousness during a visit before waking to a rape.
- Two additional complaints were filed during his custody, and prosecutors say checks are planned in Aisne, where he practiced before Marne.
- The doctor denies all accusations, and the prosecutor says his status as a physician could raise maximum penalties to 20 years for rape, seven for sexual assault, and three for sexual harassment.