The 80-year-old filmmaker went to the Paris court this Friday upon summons from an investigating judge with a view to possible indictment.
Black cap on his head and sunglasses hiding his face, Jacques Doillon went to the Paris court this Friday, December 6 in the morning. According to information from AFP, the filmmaker accused of rape by several people was summoned there by a Parisian investigating judge this morning, with a view to possible indictment.
The 80-year-old director is the subject of several complaints, including that filed by Judith Godrèche last February. The 52-year-old actress had accused him of “rape of a 15-year-old minor in authority”, and had detailed an assault on a set, ensuring that the filmmaker had “groped” her during an unforeseen sex scene on filming a film in 1989, when she was 15 years old.
If the facts appear to be time-barred, his complaint triggered a preliminary investigation. In his wake, other people denounced the director’s behavior, but we do not yet know exactly which complaints led to the filmmaker’s summons. Joe Rohanne, a non-binary trans person who had a child with the director, filed a complaint for rape, injuries and psychological violence from 2009 to 2012. They shared their testimony, a priori not prescribed, in the columns of Le Monde. Two other women had filed complaints for facts that could be prescribed: one accuses Jacques Doillon of rape in Paris in 1995, when she was 16 years old, and the other accuses him of attempted rape in 1998.
Last April, in an interview with Le Parisien, Jacques Doillon denied the accusations, disputing “taking advantage of his position to obtain sexual favors”. He assures “never to have had an intimate relationship with Judith Godrèche”, saying to have “never been attracted to her”. He also filed a complaint against the actress for defamation after she accused him on Instagram last February of “sleeping” with “children”. The actress received a preliminary notice of indictment for defamation recently. This is an automatic measurement.
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11:41 – Jacques Doillon summoned by a Parisian investigating judge
Accused of rape, Jacques Doillon was seen this Friday, December 6 at the Paris court. The director was summoned there by a Parisian investigating judge this morning, with a view to possible indictment. He was accompanied by his lawyer Me Marie Dosé. The director has always denied the accusations against him since Judith Godrèche’s complaint last February.