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Credit: Reuters/Charles Platiau By Gerard Bon PARIS | Wed May 25, 2011 10:36am EDT PARIS (Reuters) - French prosecutors have opened an inquiry into sex offence accusations leveled against a junior minister by two women, one of whom said the arrest of Dominique Strauss-Kahn on sex crime charges encouraged her to speak up. The two women filed sex harassment complaints this week against George Tron, a junior minister in charge of the civil service in the center-right government of President Nicolas Sarkozy, according to their lawyer, Gilbert Collard. Prosecutor Marie-Suzanne Le Queau told Reuters in response to a telephone query that a preliminary inquiry had been opened as a result of the accusations. Collard, lawyer for the two women, said that the complaints by his clients contained an accusation against Tron of sexual harassment. Tron's attorney, Olivier Schnerb, dismissed the complaints and said that he had been instructed to respond by filing a defamation complaint in return. Tron, quoted by Le Parisien daily as saying the accusations were "incredible," told Reuters he had informed Prime Minister Francois Fillon about the matter and said the plaintiffs were women who had been dismissed from their town hall posts in Draveil, just south of Paris, where Tron is mayor. "The complaint was sent by mail on Monday and reiterated by the plaintiffs this morning," Collard said. One of the women described the reasons for her complaint in an interview, under a false name, in Le Parisien. She said the minister touched her inappropriately on various occasions during a two-year stint at Draveil town hall, where she worked for a time on the reception desk of Tron's office. She said she felt encouraged to break her silence after former IMF chief Strauss-Kahn was arrested and charged with attempted rape on the basis of the accusations of a New York hotel maid in a case that has gripped France and the world. "When I see that a little chambermaid is capable of taking on Dominique Strauss-Kahn, I tell myself I do not have the right to stay silent," said the woman, whom the newspaper called Laura, adding that this was not her real name. Strauss-Kahn, who had been favorite to win next year's French presidential election, was arrested in New York on May 14 and has been charged with attempting to rape a Sofitel hotel maid, charges he has denied and vowed to fight. The arrest has triggered soul-searching and debate in France about tolerance of sexual harassment and media reluctance to pursue and highlight such issues more aggressively. In his comments to Le Parisien, Tron suggested the complaint against him was motivated by vengeance and also spoke of a link to a local dispute over a property development, adding that the two women were connected to people from the political far-right who were involved in that dispute. The two women had been dismissed from their town hall jobs following disciplinary procedures, he told the newspaper, which added that he refused to comment on the substance of the accusations made against him. (Reporting by Gerard Bon, Emmanuel Jarry and Marc Angrand; Writing by Brian Love; Editing by Matthew Jones) World Dominique Strauss-Kahn Tweet this Link this Share this Digg this Email Reprints We welcome comments that advance the story directly or with relevant tangential information. We try to block comments that use offensive language, all capital letters or appear to be spam, and we review comments frequently to ensure they meet our standards. If you see a comment that you believe is irrelevant or inappropriate, you can flag it to our editors by using the report abuse links. Views expressed in the comments do not represent those of Reuters. Comments (0) Be the first to comment on reuters.com. Add yours using the box above. 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