Overview

• Patrick D. was formally indicted in Paris on charges of rape by a partner and domestic violence against a young ENM student.
• The Paris prosecutor’s office did not request pretrial detention and he remains free under judicial control after a psychiatric evaluation.
• Only the Conseil supérieur de la magistrature can suspend a sitting magistrate and will now review his case at the Chancellerie’s request.
• Patrick D. previously served as public prosecutor in Pointe-à-Pitre and Montpellier before his current role as inspector general at the Justice Ministry.
• The case has intensified scrutiny of oversight and disciplinary mechanisms within France’s judiciary amid growing calls for transparency on sexual violence.