French mayor convicted of rape runs his town from prison
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By Rick Noack
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Draveil, France: When the mayor of this Paris suburb was convicted in February of rape and sexual assault and sentenced to five years in prison, France’s MeToo movement claimed a victory.
Georges Tron had once been a government minister. Activists hoped his downfall and imprisonment would send a powerful message to others guilty of similar crimes.
Georges Tron in 2010.
Credit:AP
But more than two months later, the convicted conservative party mayor is still in charge, governing the town of almost 30,000 people from his prison cell.
A French mayor convicted of rape runs his town from prison
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French mayor Georges Tron, convicted of rape, runs the town of Draveil from prison
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