"Famed Paris modern art museum the Pompidou Centre said Wednesday it had filed a legal complaint and suspended an employee after a hidden camera was found in the women's toilets of its offices. A statement from the famed modern art space, which closed its doors last year for renovations, said an employee had discovered "an image-recording device" on January 14th in offices housing building management and security staff near its main site."
""The Centre Pompidou has filed a complaint and referred the matter to the public prosecutor," a spokesperson for the museum told AFP in an email. In a separate internal communication, seen by AFP, management said that "the alleged perpetrator has been identified and, given the seriousness of the facts, immediately suspended from duty." One female staff member, who spoke to AFP on condition of anonymity, said women had been "traumatised" by the news and were urging management to be more transparent about their findings."
A legal complaint was filed and an employee was suspended after a hidden camera was found in the women's toilets of the Pompidou Centre's offices. The device was discovered on January 14 in offices that house building management and security staff near the museum's main site. Management identified an alleged perpetrator and immediately suspended that person given the seriousness of the facts. One female staff member described women as traumatised and said staff are urging management to be more transparent about findings. The centre closed last September for renovations as part of an overhaul estimated to cost 460 million euros.
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