Prominent Muslim scholar Tariq Ramadan made a name for himself as a charismatic and outspoken champion of modern Islam and the integration of Muslims in the Western world. Now he’s been charged in France following accusations of rape and assaults by two women back in October. Both women gave similar accounts. They say they were attacked by Ramadan in a hotel room and that he threatened them into silence. The Swiss-born professor of contemporary Islamic studies has denied the allegations. One of his accusers, Henda Ayari, wrote about her assault in a 2016 book. She didn’t name Ramadan at the time. But as an equivalent to the #MeToo movement, known as #balancetonporc — which translates as “I would expose your pig” — has taken root in France, his accusers have pressed their claims publicly. Ramadan says the allegations were an attempt by his enemies to discredit him and took a leave of absence from his teaching post at Oxford University. “Radicalization is connecting something to religion. But it could be that religion here was only a pretext to something—” He is one of the most influential voices in the Muslim world. Among his admirers, he’s seen as a courageous reformer working to narrow the gap between Islamic fundamentalism and secular society. But he also has plenty of critics, particularly in France, which strictly upholds its secular values. He’s also the grandson of the founder of the Muslim Brotherhood, the oldest political Islamist group in the Arab world, which has gained him critics in the Middle East. Ramadan has also advised the British government on freedom of religion.