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One of Georges Tron's accusers said she had been... Email Print Related News Greeks fail to agree on debt measures amid aid threat Fri, May 27 2011 Lagarde launches IMF bid, BRICs pile on pressure Wed, May 25 2011 French minister faces sex harassment complaint Wed, May 25 2011 BRICs call for end of European dominance at IMF Tue, May 24 2011 Euro zone debtors under pressure over new risks Mon, May 23 2011 Analysis & Opinion A tale of two rape charges Can we please calm down about DSK? Related Topics World » Georges Tron arrives at the Elysee Palace in Paris for the first ministers' weekly cabinet meeting after a government reshuffle November 17, 2010. Credit: Reuters/Charles Platiau PARIS | Sun May 29, 2011 9:29am EDT PARIS (Reuters) - A junior minister in French President Nicolas Sarkozy's center-right government resigned on Sunday after he was accused of sexual harassment by two women, the government said. One of Georges Tron's accusers said she had been encouraged to speak up by the arrest two weeks ago of Dominique Strauss-Kahn, the French head of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), on charges he attempted to rape a chambermaid in New York City. French prosecutors have opened an inquiry into the accusations against Tron, the minister in charge of the civil service. "Mr Georges Tron ... today informed Prime Minister Francois Fillon of his resignation from the government," the prime minister's office said in a statement. "The Prime Minister, together with the President of the Republic, takes note of this decision, which does not in any way prejudice the next steps the justice system will take with regard to the complaints made against Georges Tron, the legitimacy of which he contests," the statement said. Tron has called the accusations "incredible" and said the two women were dismissed from their posts at the town hall in Draveil, south of Paris, where he is mayor. 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