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After the DSK scandal, the French press's so-called "code of silence" about the private lives of public figures has been thrown to the wayside.
And it's revealing some disturbing crimes.
Take Jack Lang, a philosopher, former Minister and a DSK ally, for example.
The Daily Mail now says that Lang is being accused of having an orgy with little boys in Morocco.
No one directly came out and accused Lang of the orgy, but Luc Ferry, a former minister of the Socialist party in France hinted about it on TV, by saying that an attack took place in Marrakech and "All of us here probably all know who I'm talking about."
He wouldn't give the man's name, saying, "If I let his name out now, it's me who will be charged and doubtlessly convicted, even if I know that the story is true."
But Ferry said the crime was uncovered by police and that it was an open secret which had been discussed openly by a former Prime Minister. And then L'Express printed Lang's name in connection with the rumor.
Lang seems to be disputing the story. He told the Daily Mail, "I don't want to get involved in these stories for now. I will speak in due course....This case is sadly trivial. Vulgarity is part of our world. All those who question my honour - newspapers and individuals - will be all be prosecuted."

http://content.usatoday.com/communities/ondeadline/post/2011/05/french-reaction-to-imf-scandal-ranges-from-lynching-to-wait-and-see/1
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May 17, 2011