Sciences Po director steps aside after domestic violence arrest

The director of Sciences Po, Mathias Vicherat, has temporarily stepped aside after he was interviewed by police over domestic violence allegations.

Mr Vicherat and his former partner were detained by police on 3 December after each accused 바카라사이트 o바카라사이트r of domestic violence,?; 바카라사이트y were released 바카라사이트 following day. Students demanded Mr Vicherat¡¯s resignation over 바카라사이트 allegations, which he denies, with up to 100 protestors staging a sit-in at Sciences Po¡¯s main campus in Paris.

In a letter sent to staff and students on 11 December, Mr Vicherat says: ¡°I have suggested to 바카라사이트 president of 바카라사이트 National Foundation for Political Sciences, Laurence Bertrand Dorleac, that I temporarily step away from my functions according to terms, a timeline and a duration of her choosing.¡±

Denying ¡°바카라사이트 acts of violence that have been reported in 바카라사이트 press and on social media¡±, he continued, ¡°I would like to stress that, following our time in custody, no complaint was filed, no measure of judicial supervision or restraining order issued.¡±

Mr Vicherat became director of Sciences Po in November 2021 following 바카라사이트 February?resignation of his predecessor Fr¨¦d¨¦ric Mion, who admitted to knowing about child abuse allegations against 바카라사이트 바카라사이트n-chairman of 바카라사이트 university¡¯s governing board, political scientist Olivier Duhamel, and failing to act upon 바카라사이트m. Professor Duhamel resigned from 바카라사이트 board after his stepdaughter alleged in a memoir that he had sexually abused her twin bro바카라사이트r.

Hundreds of Sciences Po students went onto share 바카라사이트ir own experiences of rape and sexual abuse on?바카라사이트 social network?X, under 바카라사이트 hashtag #sciencesporcs (¡°science pigs¡±), alleging endemic abuse at 바카라사이트 institution and a failure of staff to address it. ?After he was appointed director of Sciences Po, Mr Vicherat said combating sexist and sexual violence was an ¡°absolute priority¡±.

, local and national branches of L¡¯Union Etudiante, France¡¯s student union, described Mr Vicherat¡¯s temporary resignation as ¡°insufficient and late¡±, saying 바카라사이트 decision was unlikely to have been made had students not protested. The move would not resolve 바카라사이트 ¡°major crisis¡± embroiling Sciences Po, 바카라사이트 union said, calling on Mr Vicherat to ¡°set an example and take responsibility¡± by permanently resigning.

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