Overview
- The Nanterre prosecutor's office, which on Monday reopened a 2015 complaint from Ophélie Fajfer that had been closed in 2022, will now steer the combined investigations.
- Paris prosecutor Laure Beccuau said Sunday the cases will be regrouped in Nanterre and cited four complaints in the Paris region, excluding the new filing by TV host Flavie Flament.
- Flavie Flament said Friday she filed a complaint alleging a 1991 rape when she was 16, adding a high-profile accusation to reports gathered by Mediapart in recent weeks.
- New civil-party complaints were filed in Nanterre last week by the Fondation des Femmes, and authorities are also probing alleged offenses from 1997, 2000, and 2008 in France with a separate inquiry open in Brussels.
- After Sunday's Instagram post, Patrick Bruel denied wrongdoing, saying he has "never forced a woman" and rejecting claims that he drugged or manipulated anyone.