Accused of sexual and moral harassment, Aveyron elected official Bruno Leleu “withdrew” from the National Rally

Bruno Leleu est accusé de harcèlement sexuel et moral par une ancienne employée. Centre Presse – José A. Torres

L'ancien représentant du Rassemblement national en Aveyron, Bruno Leleu, passera devant le tribunal de Rodez, le 31 janvier.

Visiting Rodez this Saturday to hold a meeting at the municipal hall of Calcomier as part of the next European elections, the vice-president of the National Rally and president of the political group in the Occitanie Region, Julien Sanchez, announced that the advisor regional office in Aveyron, Bruno Leleu, was "temporarily withdrawn" from his functions. As a reminder, the Decazeville resident is accused of sexual and moral harassment by a former employee of his company Iso d‘Oc. He must appear before the Rodez Criminal Court on January 31, at 9 a.m.

"Let us respect the presumption of innocence"

In the meantime, the leader of the RN in the Region has called for his wishes "May the presumption of innocence be as respected as it is for people implicated in other parties because there are many of them!" . "The Aveyron judges will rule and we will draw the consequences. Even if it will be long because as we know, in this type of business, there is always an appeal from one side or the other" , reacted again the mayor of Beaucaire, in Gard, saying he was "surprised to have learned of these accusations in the press, Bruno Leleu is known as someone of very serious in his political functions".

"All this is going to go pschitt"

Last October, the Decazeville resident left his position as departmental head of the party, handing over to Ruthenian Jean-Philippe Chartier. A few weeks later, he reacted in our edition to the accusations of moral and sexual harassment to which he was the subject: "We are talking about a person who throws things to destroy and recover a note. […] Being a public figure, it's easier to shoot at me. These people have a stubborn grudge against me. They want to destroy me but can't find fault. Justice will decide but I am very confident. It's all going to go pschitt…", he said.