PARIS (Reuters) – Damien Abad, France’s newly appointed minister for Solidarity and the Disabled, on Sunday strongly denied he had raped two women, following accusations published by the Mediapart website in an article based on interviews with the women. The women quoted by the Mediapart story on Saturday said Abad had forced them to have unwanted sexual relationships with him. The actions happened in late 2010 and early 2011, they said. One of the women filed a complaint to the police against Abad in 2017 which was closed without further action, Abad and Mediapart said. “I contest with the gr…