Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Christian Nègre, a former French government official, is accused of drugging 248 women with powerful diuretics to force them to wet themselves. For BBC Global Women, Woman’s Hour presenter Nuala McGovern has spoken to some of the women.
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Prosecutors allege senior civil servant Nègre slipped the drugs into women’s drinks during job interviews at the Ministry of Culture, before taking them on long walks far from toilets.
Police say Nègre kept a spreadsheet documenting his attacks which he labelled ‘Experiments P’.
But more than seven years after Nègre was sacked from his job and placed under investigation, no trial date has been set.
Some of the women affected say the delays to justice have left them feeling victimised for a second time.
00:00 Marie-Hélène tells her story of meeting Christian Nègre
02:34 Police contact Marie-Hélène with shocking news
03:47 Christian Nègre is placed under investigation
04:11 The issue of ‘chemical submission’ draws national attention in France
05:01 Nuala visits a toxicology lab which tests hair for drugs
07:18 Lawyer Floriane Volt says the French justice system is failing women
07:55 Marie-Hélène meets Sylvie, who was allegedly drugged by Nègre in 2015
09:07 Marie-Hélène hopes speaking out will help her shed the shame she felt
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Christian Nègre, a former French government official, is accused of drugging 248 women with powerful diuretics to force them to wet themselves. For BBC Global Women, Woman’s Hour presenter Nuala McGovern has spoken to some of the women.
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Prosecutors allege senior civil servant Nègre slipped the drugs into women’s drinks during job interviews at the Ministry of Culture, before taking them on long walks far from toilets.
Police say Nègre kept a spreadsheet documenting his attacks which he labelled ‘Experiments P’.
But more than seven years after Nègre was sacked from his job and placed under investigation, no trial date has been set.
Some of the women affected say the delays to justice have left them feeling victimised for a second time.
00:00 Marie-Hélène tells her story of meeting Christian Nègre
02:34 Police contact Marie-Hélène with shocking news
03:47 Christian Nègre is placed under investigation
04:11 The issue of ‘chemical submission’ draws national attention in France
05:01 Nuala visits a toxicology lab which tests hair for drugs
07:18 Lawyer Floriane Volt says the French justice system is failing women
07:55 Marie-Hélène meets Sylvie, who was allegedly drugged by Nègre in 2015
09:07 Marie-Hélène hopes speaking out will help her shed the shame she felt
Watch more documentaries from across BBC World Service here 👉🏽 youtube.com/playlist?list=PLz_B0PFGIn4fADt3h_U2SOWErIq-xtXPD
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