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The head of one of France's leading universities said Wednesday he was stepping down after being ordered to stand trial in a domestic violence case.

An elite French university was on Wednesday dragged into the national spotlight as its director quit over alleged domestic violence and a pro-Palestinian demonstration sparked accusations of anti-Semitism.

Students at one of France's prestigious Sciences Po university held a sit-in protest on Thursday to demand the departure of the director following his arrest on suspicion of domestic violence.

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 ...

France’s government wants to set the age of sexual consent at 15 and make it easier to punish long-ago child sexual abuse, amid growing public pressure and a wave of online testimonies about rape and…