French HR director allegedly drugged 240 women during job interviews to make them urinate with no toilet nearby

A former senior civil servant in France is being investigated for the drugging of over 240 women during job interviews he conducted.

According to French media, Christian Nègre was indicted on charges including sexual assault and drugging in 2019.

Negre was working at the French Cultural Ministry, where he was reportedly the deputy director of human resources.

Spiked their drinks

He offered the women a cup of coffee or tea before allegedly spiking their drinks with an illegal diuretic.

The diuretic would make the woman feel like urinating.

As Nègre would continue the interviews outdoors, some women were unable to reach a toilet in time and wet themselves in public.

According to The Guardian, his actions were revealed when he was being investigated for another case where he allegedly tried to take photos of a senior official's legs.

The police uncovered a spreadsheet titled "experiments".

In it, Nègre allegedly kept detailed accounts of the incidents, apparently including even photographs.

One of the accusers, Sylvie Delezenne, told The Guardian how Nègre allegedly carried out his assaults.

Delezenne accepted Negre's offer of coffee in the meeting room.

She said that while she had pressed the button for coffee at a vending machine, Negre picked up her cup and turned to greet a colleague.

He moved across the corridor to approach the colleague before returning to Delezenne and handing over the drink.

At this point, he suggested taking a walk outside because of the "marvellous" weather.

They then walked around the gardens outside, with the entire process taking several hours.

Delezenne felt an increasing need to urinate:

“My hands were trembling, my heart was palpitating, beads of sweat ran down my forehead and I was turning red. I said: ‘I’m going to need a technical break.’ But he kept on walking.”

She eventually couldn't hold it in any longer, having to crouch down in a tunnel. Negre allegedly approached her, took off his jacket and said, "I'll shield you".

Another case allegedly saw Negre asking another woman, in a similar situation, "do you need a wee?"

A lawyer for the women told The Guardian of the alleged druggings that this was about "power and domination" over women's bodies through "humiliation and control".

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