sexist comments, “wandering hands”sexual violence… In an interview given to Paris match Wednesday 10 April the infectious disease specialist Karine Lacombe does not mince words regarding the sexist and sexual violence suffered in the hospital. And according to an investigation conducted by the magazine, Patrick Pelloux, a highly publicized emergency physician and president of the Association of Emergency Doctors, described as a ” predator “.
A mix between “ the ingredients of sexual and moral harassment »
Sexist and sexual violence that he appears to have been inflicting for several years. Professor Karine Lacombe states, for example, that during the 2003 heat wave, while she was working in the emergency room of the Saint-Antoine hospital in 12And district of Paris as doctor on call, she underwent the ” lustful look ” AND “ wandering hands » by Patrick Pelloux.
He also said: “ So the chicks don’t chirp very much in this henhouse! “One day, as an intern turns his back, ” he takes her by the neck and rubs her lower abdomen,’Mmm, don’t wear it like that, it’s too tempting, damn, it’s hot!The colleague smiles embarrassed and pushes him away. » Also reports «behaviors marked by» sexual domination “.
Describes Patrick Pelloux as follows: “ A stalker adorned with all the signs of virility, braggart, overflowing with confidence thanks to his position of responsibility, in constant contact with women “, like a mixture between ” the ingredients of sexual and moral harassment “.
Suspicious actions in the profession
Actions well known in the sector, even in the highest echelons of the state. But Professor Lacombe believes he was acting.” in total impunity “.
On November 25, 2017, Patrick Pelloux was received at the Elysée on the occasion of the Day against Violence against Women, invited (ironically) to speak on the podium. An invitation that created a certain discomfort in the room, as his actions had been reported a few weeks earlier.
“ I wondered what he was doing there, because I didn’t know about the women’s cause. Then, hearing the room coughing, I realized there was a problem, declare of Paris match Agnès Buzyn, then Minister of Health. So I asked around and was told that Pelloux was far from having had exemplary behavior with the fairer sex, which is why he was exfiltrated from Saint-Antoine. “.
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And with good reason, it seems that Patrick Pelloux’s name was mentioned often between carers, as if to warn each other. Professor Karine Lacombe had already reported” acts that today would be classified as sexual violence », in an interview given toWorld in 2020, or even inWestern Francein October 2023, where he spoke of a “emergency doctor known to be a sexual predator”, without ever revealing his identity.
For his part, Patrick Pelloux denies the accusations against him. According to him, sexual harassment is in no way the reason for his departure from the Parisian health institution.
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