Overview
- The office of the Troyes prosecutor confirmed Monday that a 74-year-old former yoga instructor has been formally placed under investigation and has been under court-ordered judicial supervision since November 2025.
- He faces charges of rape, sexual assaults by a person in authority, sexual assault of a minor over 15 and abuse of weakness in a file that prosecutors call very large.
- At least five women have been identified as alleged victims, one of whom was a minor at the time, and some complaints allege incidents stretching back to 1998.
- Local reporting and victim accounts say some assaults were carried out under the cover of yoga-related therapy and described the teacher as charismatic or a 'guru', and the suspect is barred from contacting the alleged victims.
- Under French procedure, being 'mis en examen' means a formal judicial inquiry has begun while 'contrôle judiciaire' imposes restrictions such as contact bans, the investigation remains open, and the suspect's lawyer declined to comment.