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City of Paris Museums open once again to visitors. All rights reserved. Paris Musées regroupe depuis 2013 les musées de la Ville et les services centraux organisés en six directions. During a trip together to the United States in 1990, when he was 16, Mr. Girard abused him sexually in Washington, masturbating him while he was asleep, Mr. Hmaïd said.In an interview with The Times, Mr. Girard denied ever engaging in any sexual activity with Mr. Hmaïd. The former deputy mayor of Paris is accused of sexual a… Until January 2013, municipal museums were directly managed by the City of Paris. On lui doit également la gratuité des collections permanentes des musées de la ville de Paris. Mr. Girard, who downplayed his ties with the writer, refused while enjoying the backing of Mayor Hidalgo.Still, after a protest last month in front of City Hall — which Mr. Hmaïd attended — Mr. Girard surprised politicians and the news media by abruptly resigning.On Monday, following the publication of The Times’s article on Mr. Hmaïd, Mr. Girard’s opponents demanded that he give up his seat on the City Council, which he won in a recent municipal election running as a member of the Socialist Party, which is an alliance partner with the Green Party.But while they appeared to distance themselves, they did not call for him to give up his council seat.Critics like Raphaëlle Rémy-Leleu, a city councilor from the Green Party, continued to press for Mr. Girard’s full withdrawal from political life.“Considering the seriousness of the offense and the investigation of prosecutors, it is a question of morality and ethics that he resign,” she said.Mr. Trump says he will pardon suffrage icon Susan B. Anthony
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Paris Musées is a public institution that has incorporated in the same entity the 14 City of Paris Museums plus staff in charge of management, collection monitoring and production of exhibitions, events and editions, bringing together about 1000 employees.