Culture France condemns sexual tourism , denies he is a pedophile . Frederic Mitterrand , in 2005 arrested , accused of paying for sex with ` ` boys '' in Thailand . Le Monde on Thursday published steamy excerpts from ` ` The Bad Life '' Mitterand came to the attention of Roman Polanski after the filmmaker 's death .
Culture minister condemns sexual tourism , denies he is a pedophile . Frederic Mitterrand , in 2005 book , wrote of paying for sex with `` boys '' in Thailand . Le Monde on Thursday published steamy excerpts from `` The Bad Life '' Mitterand came to the defense of Roman Polanski after the filmmaker 's arrest .