The French Civil Servant Who Forced ‘More Than 200’ Women to Wet Themselves

A shocking criminal investigation in France has revealed that a former senior civil servant allegedly drugged and humiliated more than 200 women over nearly a decade, prompting a rare public appeal from prosecutors to identify additional victims and underscoring grave questions about workplace safety, institutional oversight, and justice.
The suspect, Christian Nègre, is a retired high‑ranking official who worked as a human resources director within the Ministry of Culture and its regional structures between the late 2000s and 2018. Prosecutors in Paris allege that he deliberately administered powerful diuretics to women during fake job interviews, causing them to develop an urgent and uncontrollable need to urinate — often far from toilets — and then watched and documented their distress.
Allegations of Chemical Submission
Investigators say Nègre would invite women to purported job interviews, offer them coffee or tea, and secretly slip diuretic drugs into their drinks. Once they began to feel the physiological effects — intense bladder pressure and urgency — he would take them on long walks through public spaces, watching them struggle to find a restroom. In some cases, women were forced to relieve themselves outdoors under cover of his jacket or in hidden corners.
One survivor, Marie‑Hélène Brice, told reporters she had “tears in her eyes” as she desperately tried to find a bathroom after consuming what she believed was a normal beverage. She said the experience left her with lasting shame and sadness, compounded by the belief that her humiliation was the result of something she had done wrong.
More than two dozen women have spoken publicly about their ordeals, describing similar patterns of trickery and distress. Another alleged victim, Anaïs de Vos, said she was led on a fruitless walk across Paris’s Tuileries Gardens before losing control near a café. She recalled the humiliation and physical discomfort, as well as the later shock of discovering that details of her experience had been recorded by Nègre on a spreadsheet titled “experiments.”
Extent of the Case
French authorities now believe the number of victims could be close to 250 women. In early February 2026, the Paris prosecutor’s office issued an appeal urging women who may have been targeted to come forward “as soon as possible” to assist prosecutors in completing the investigation.
Nègre has been charged with a range of offenses, including administration of a harmful substance, violence by a person holding public authority, and violations of bodily integrity. He was placed under formal investigation in 2019, and the judicial inquiry has been ongoing for six years — a delay that has prompted frustration from alleged victims and observers who question why the case has not yet gone to trial.
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Institutional and Legal Response
The case has sparked intense criticism of both the Ministry of Culture and law enforcement. Documents uncovered during the investigation show that Nègre logged hundreds of incidents, complete with notes about when each woman began to experience effects, when she eventually relieved herself, and in some cases, coded descriptions of her clothing or behavior.
Several survivors have publicly accused the state of failing to protect them, noting that internal warnings about Nègre’s behavior were reportedly ignored for years. A minority of victims have received compensation from the French state in earlier civil claims, but many argue that the compensation was insufficient and that there has been no formal accountability for institutional failures.
Wider Social Outcry
The publicity surrounding the case has reignited national discussions in France about chemical submission — the act of drugging someone without consent — and workplace safety. Victim advocates describe Nègre’s alleged conduct not merely as crude voyeurism but as a form of power‑based sexual assault, exploiting his official position and the vulnerability of job seekers.
Experts say this case highlights gaps in protections for job applicants and employees, especially in male‑dominated bureaucratic environments. Some lawmakers and activists are now calling for stronger reporting mechanisms, improved oversight of hiring practices, and more rigorous criminal penalties for non‑consensual drugging and related abuses.
Justice Delayed?
Despite the gravity of the allegations and the large number of victims, there is no confirmed trial date, and Nègre remains free under judicial supervision as the probe continues. Many survivors say the slow pace of legal proceedings is itself a form of secondary trauma, compounding the emotional scars of their experiences.
For the women who endured months or years of confusion before learning they were not to blame, the call now is for recognition, accountability, and closure — a message echoed across social media and activist campaigns as France confronts one of its most bewildering and unsettling criminal cases in recent memory.