Incest accusation in prominent family prompts French national reckoning with child abuse By Sandrine Amiel and Pierre Bairin, CNN Updated 12:00 AM ET, Sat February 13, 2021 Olivier Duhamel, pictured in 2016, is a Socialist former member of the European Parliament and a renowned political pundit. Editor's note: The article contains descriptions of alleged abuse that some may find disturbing. Paris (CNN)It all started with damning allegations from book excerpts published in France's prestigious Le Monde newspaper as the new year began. "I was 14 and I let it go (...). I was 14, I knew and didn't say anything." "My stepfather would come into my brother's room. I could hear his footsteps in the hallway and knew he was joining him. In this silence, I imagined things. That he was asking my brother to stroke him maybe, to suck him.