Jacquot was arrested by police on Monday for questioning over the allegations, as well as the assault charges brought by filmmaker Judith Godrèche.
French justice has requested that rape charges be brought against the film director Benoit Jacquot in relation to the accusations of sexual abuse made by the actresses Isild Le Besco and Julia Roy.
Jacquot was arrested by police on Monday for questioning about these allegations, as well as the assault charges brought by the filmmaker. Judith GodrècheProsecutors have reportedly not yet filed charges in connection with Godrèche’s charges. Jacquot has denied all allegations of wrongdoing.
Godrèche filed her complaint against Jacquot in February, shortly after she began speaking publicly about her relationship with the director of Farewell, My Queen in the 1980s, which she says began when she was 14 and he was 40. Following Godrèche’s revelations, Julia Roy filed a complaint for sexual assault against the director and Isild le Besco filed a complaint for rape of a minor over 15 years old. The alleged assaults took place between 1998 and 2007.
Jacquot was detained by police on Monday for questioning. Speaking to reporters, Jacquot’s lawyer said he was allowed to return home on Tuesday.
Director Jacques Doillon was also arrested.
Director Jacques Doillon He was also detained by police on Monday for questioning as part of a separate complaint filed by Godrèche, who accuses Doillon of abusive behavior during the filming of his 1989 film The 15-Year-Old Girl, in which she starred. Doillon denies all the allegations. Prosecutors have not yet made a decision on his case.
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