Students at elite French universities formed 'rape club' and threatened to simulate 'mass sex attack at womens’ group'

Eight students facing disciplinary panel at Bordeaux Political college

They were members of the sexist group 'Dare to Choose Masculism'

It planned to to invade feminist debate and 'simulate a mass sexual attack'

M ajority of members said they approved of gang rape in Facebook vote

College forms part of the elite Sciences Po network



Scandal is 'evidence of institutional sexism among France's future leaders'

Alumnus: Shamed former IMF chief Dominic Strauss-Kahn attended the Bordeaux college at the centre of the scandal

A sexist club at the former elite French college of shamed ex IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn advocated gang rape and suggested carrying out a simulated sexual attack on a feminist organisation .



Eight men are to facing a disciplinary panel at the Bordeaux Branch of the Institute of Political Studies, part of the Sciences Po network of institutes famous for educating many of the country's political and business leaders.

The men were members of the group Osez Le Masculism (Dare to Choose Masculism), which threatened to invade a debate being held by a feminist organisation and 'simulate a mass sexual attack'.



And when the group's leaders asked its 45-odd members to vote on Facebook as to whether or not they approved of gang rape, a majority replied that they did.

Sciences Po graduates include current French President Francois Hollande, former presidents Nicolas Sarkozy, Jaques Chirac and Francois Mitterandas, chairman of Air France Jean-Cyril Spinett and designer Christian Dior.

Outraged feminists groups believe the scandal is evidence of institutional sexism among France's future political and business leaders.