French Prosecutors Investigate Allegations of Diuretics in Job Interviews

Prosecutors have accused a former senior civil servant of slipping diuretics into drinks offered to women during job interviews. The allegations cover more than 100 women and span from 2009 to 2018.

One woman described a job interview that took place about ten years ago. She said the official suggested walking along a riverbank during the conversation. She reported a sudden and severe urge to urinate that she could not control. Police later informed her they were investigating claims that the official had added diuretics to drinks given to women seeking employment.

Diuretics are medications typically prescribed for high blood pressure that increase urine production.

The cases have not yet reached trial.

They have drawn renewed attention following a separate high-profile case involving drugging and sexual abuse. Campaigners have expressed concern that the slow pace of legal proceedings reflects broader difficulties in addressing large-scale cases of abuse against women in France.