'Le Soir' paper 'extremely shocked' to be associated in ethical scandal in Morocco
Morocco-Belgium, Local, 6/13/2005

The Belgian daily "Le Soir," whose former journalist, Philippe Servaty, is allegedly involved in an ethical scandal in Morocco, said it was "extremely shocked" for being associated to such an affair.

Servaty would have deluded over 80 Moroccan women, in the Moroccan south-western city of Agadir, into taking pornographic photo-shots and scenes on promises that he would marry them and ensure their legal stay in his country.

The photos and scenes were then compiled in a CD and sold in Agadir and in other cities of the kingdom.

The paper said in a communique the recent revelations led to the resignation of the said journalist, which was immediately accepted by the managers of Le Soir.

The daily regrets particularly being associated to an affair that "contradicts the daily values, namely the respect of the dignity of the woman (...) and of the cultural and religious diversity," said the communique.

It went on to say Le Soir "considers itself as an indirect victim of such intolerable facts," adding that whatever the outcome of this affair "Le Soir would take all measures to preserve its reputation and that of its editorial staff."

So far, 12 women have been put in jail, and over 70 are wanted, while the main suspect, Philippe Servaty, has disappeared on the morrow of the scandal, MAP reported.

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