Authorities in France say a film director has been handed preliminary charges of rape, sexual assault and violence by a judge who is investigating the case.
A prominent French film director has been handed preliminary charges of rape, sexual assault and violence by a French judge investigating a case involving actresses, the Paris prosecutor's office said Thursday. Benoît Jacquot, who has more than 50 director credits in film and television, has become one of the most prominent figures in a belated reckoning within the French movie industry and beyond over sexual violence and physical abuse.
The Paris prosecutor's office said the judge is investigating allegations against Jacquot made by actress Isild Le Besco and another actress. The judge handed him an array of preliminary charges on Wednesday after he was detained earlier this week for police questioning.
The prosecutor’s office said Jacquot was charged with raping the actress in a yearlong span in 2013 when they were in a relationship. He was also handed charges for the alleged sexual assault of the actress when they were still together in 2018 and of alleged violence against her in 2018 and 2019. Jacquot was also named as an assisted witness for the alleged rape of that actress by a partner from 2014 to 2018, the prosecutor's office said.
She condemned the ban preventing Jacquot from working as a director, which also includes restrictions on his public appearances. 'More than a professional ban, this is a real measure of judicial cancellation, based on an embryonic investigation and before any judgment. We will obviously appeal,' she said. Another French director, 80-year-old Jacques Doillon, also was taken in for police questioning but was subsequently released for medical reasons, the Paris prosecutor's office said.
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