A junior French cabinet minister has resigned amid accusations he sexually harassed female staff at a town hall where he is mayor.
Former civil service minister Georges Tron denies any wrong doing.
Prosecutors have opened an investigation into complaints brought by two former municipal employees in the suburb of Draveil, Paris.
The two women accuse Mr Tron of molesting them on the pretext of giving them foot massages, when they worked for him, on several occasions between 2007 and 2010.
The BBC reports Mr Tron is counter-suing for slander.
