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Patrick Bruel Charged With Rape and Sexual Assault in Nanterre

Investigative reporting prompted multiple complaints, placing the case under an examining magistrate for further inquiry.

FILE - Actor-singer Patrick Bruel appears on the red carpet for the film "Promises" at the 16th edition of the Rome Film Fest in Rome, on Oct. 17, 2021. (AP Photo/Domenico Stinellis, File)
FILE - French singer Patrick Bruel performs during the Victoires de la Musique awards ceremony in Paris on March 10, 2007. (AP Photo/Jacques Brinon, File)
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Overview

  • A judge in Nanterre formally charged Patrick Bruel with rape, attempted rape, sexual assault and sexual harassment on June 11, 2026, and the case has been opened to a judicial inquiry.
  • Bruel spent 48 hours in custody, appeared before judges in Nanterre and was released under judicial supervision after the court rejected prosecutors’ request for pre-trial detention.
  • Prosecutors say the current charges concern about nine victims in the file while media investigations have led roughly 30 women to publicly accuse Bruel and prompted additional complaints.
  • The investigatory file now consolidates historical allegations from France and a Belgian notification from 2010, and it will include separate accounts from 13 women that were previously dismissed or fall outside statute limits.
  • The examining magistrate will continue fact-finding, Bruel denies the accusations and has said he will cooperate, and the case could prompt further complaints and professional consequences such as cancelled performances.