Patrick Bruel indicted following his hearing at the Nanterre court

Accused of rape and sexual assault by several women, Patrick Bruel was indicted for rape, attempted rape, sexual assault and sexual harassment of nine women following his presentation to the investigating judgesannounced the Nanterre public prosecutor’s office this Wednesday, June 10. As specified in a press release, the prosecutor requested “the opening of a judicial investigation (…) and his indictment for acts of rape, attempted rape, sexual assault and sexual harassment”as well as his provisional detention.

The news of his indictment immediately caused Jade Dousselin, the lawyer for Daniela Elstner, general director of Unifrance, to react. “This is a real first legal victory for the victims. This request is obviously a strong and important signal which shows that justice has – finally – become aware of the seriousness of the facts”she indicates in a press release. As a reminder, his client had filed a complaint against the singer for attempted rape.

Will Patrick Bruel be placed in detention after the announcement of his indictment?

The Nanterre public prosecutor’s office requested the provisional detention of Patrick Bruel. After his indictment, the sixty-year-old now appears before a judge of freedoms and detention. It is the latter who will decide, or not, whether he is incarcerated.

This announcement comes two days after the interpreter of Break your voice was placed in police custody. Patrick Bruel was in fact heard in the premises of the 1st district of the judicial police in Paris. Before investigators, he denied any criminal offense, ensuring at the same time that there had been no “no attempted violence or rape at any time”. “I remember very well my coming to Brussels and the discussion that followed with this woman. But I never attacked her”he added regarding Karine Viseur’s accusations.

Flavie Flament says she is “serene” after the dismissal of Patrick Bruel

After forty-eight hours in police custody, the father of Oscar and Léon, born from his love affair with Amanda Sthers, was presented to four investigating judges with a view to being indicted. A considerable step forward which immediately provoked a reaction from Flavie Flament who, as a reminder, filed a complaint against Patrick Bruel for rape when she was a minor. “I am calm and above all satisfied that the complaints of all these women are finally considered by the justice system commensurate with their seriousness. I prefer to give the floor to all the victims concerned”at-elle écrit dans un SMS envoyé ères confrères de Franceinfo.