
More than 200 women in France allege they were drugged by a senior civil servant at the Ministry of Culture who gave them hot drinks mixed with a diuretic to make them urinate. The events occured between 2009 and 2018 but while the accused is under judicial control he is still allowed to work and victims like Hiyam Zarouri worry he could target others.
Hiyam Zarouri was delighted when a senior civil servant at France's prestigious culture ministry reached out to her on Linkedin offering the then jobless 25-year-old career advice. But instead she left their meeting in pain feeling utterly humiliated.