Overview
- The French rapper was detained for about 48 hours this week in Paris over allegations by his ex-partner of rape, sexual assault and habitual domestic violence before being freed on Wednesday without charges at this stage.
- The Paris prosecutor must now decide whether to order further investigations, dismiss the case, issue a summons or open a judicial inquiry.
- Nekfeu denies the accusations, while the complainant’s lawyers say the evidence is convincing and have criticized what they call atypical handling of the case.
- Three earlier complaints filed between September 2023 and May 2024 were closed for insufficient characterization, and media reports attribute the renewed procedure to new elements including a previously unknown witness statement.
- The legal fight overlaps with a custody dispute that set the child’s primary residence with Nekfeu, as the mother received a two-month suspended sentence in March for non-representation, has appealed, and faces another hearing on 7 January.