Overview
- Players in the Sporting Club de Salon‑de‑Provence’s women’s section say they were filmed without consent in showers and locker rooms and that videos were shared in private groups.
- Local police and the public prosecutor have opened a judicial inquiry, but no individuals have been publicly identified or charged at this stage.
- Club president Jean Pratali issued a statement acknowledging the seriousness of the complaint, saying the club informed Ligue Sud and the FFR and has retained a lawyer while investigators work.
- A Change.org petition demanding an impartial internal inquiry, protective measures and sanctions gathered thousands of signatures quickly and was amplified by rugby accounts and influencers on social media.
- Under French law it is illegal to capture or transmit sexualized images without consent and regional and national rugby bodies can open separate disciplinary probes, so the case could lead to both criminal and sporting sanctions and to club-level measures to protect players.