Overview
- Berry, who testified Wednesday before a National Assembly inquiry into parental incest, described rapes she said happened almost every weekend in 1984–1985.
- The commission is reviewing how courts handle incest allegations and could inform proposals that change how long victims have to bring cases.
- Prosecutors closed the 2021 criminal inquiry in August 2022 because the statute of limitations had expired, so there is no active case.
- Berry urged lawmakers to abolish time limits for incest prosecutions and said justice officials told her it was too late to act.
- Richard Berry has denied the accusations, and a separate defamation case brought by Jeane Manson ended with Coline Berry acquitted on appeal.