Overview
- The Béziers prosecutor confirmed a preliminary investigation into a July 2025 concert at Cap d'Agde and scheduled Patrick Sébastien to be heard at the end of April.
- France 2’s Complément d’enquête aired new footage on March 12 and asserted the onstage act was real, saying minors were present and that organizers warned Sébastien’s team of a family audience.
- Sébastien rejects wrongdoing, insists the scene was mimed, says he did nothing and blames the spectator, and denounces the program as a manipulative “portrait à charge” allegedly pushed by France Télévisions leadership.
- The inquiry follows a referral from Osez le féminisme after videos circulated online, with legal stakes tied to France’s exhibition-sexuelle statute and potential aggravation if minors are confirmed.
- The broadcast also detailed his past earnings and allegations of inappropriate behavior off air, while highlighting his new civic platform and ambitions to influence the 2027 presidential race.