<p>Civil service minister Georges Tron, accused of sexually harassing staff at the town hall where he is mayor, said he will fight to prove his innocence.<br /><br />Prosecutors said Wednesday they had launched a preliminary investigation after a lawyer for two former municipal employees in the Paris suburb of Draveil accused Tron of harassment.<br /><br />Tron's resignation was announced in a statement issued by the French prime minister's office.</p>
<p>Civil service minister Georges Tron, accused of sexually harassing staff at the town hall where he is mayor, said he will fight to prove his innocence.<br /><br />Prosecutors said Wednesday they had launched a preliminary investigation after a lawyer for two former municipal employees in the Paris suburb of Draveil accused Tron of harassment.<br /><br />Tron's resignation was announced in a statement issued by the French prime minister's office.</p>