Angelique Chrisafis

Paris

Paris Correspondent at The Guardian

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Former bosses at video games firm Ubisoft on trial in France accused of sexual harassment

4 days ago | theguardian.com | Angelique Chrisafis

The first big trial to result from the #MeToo movement in the video games industry began in France on Monday, with three former executives from the French video game company Ubisoft accused of sexual harassment and bullying, one of whom is also accused of attempted sexual assault. Ubisoft, the French family business that rose to become one of the biggest video games creators in the world, is behind several blockbusters including Assassin’s Creed, Far Cry and the children’s favourite Just Dance.
French court to sentence former surgeon who abused children for decades

1 week ago | ca.news.yahoo.com | Angelique Chrisafis

A court sketch shows Joël Le Scouarnec at his trial in Vannes, western France. He was accused of 111 rapes and 189 sexual assaults between 1989 and 2014. A court sketch shows Joël Le Scouarnec at his trial in Vannes, western France. He was accused of 111 rapes and 189 sexual assaults between 1989 and 2014.
French court to sentence former surgeon who abused children for decades

1 week ago | theguardian.com | Angelique Chrisafis

A former French surgeon is expected to be sentenced to 20 years in prison on Wednesday for the sexual abuse of hundreds of patients mostly aged under 15, as the biggest child abuse trial in French history ends. Joël Le Scouarnec, 74, worked as a digestive surgeon in public and private hospitals across Brittany and the west of France, often operating on children with appendicitis.
Four men guilty of Kim Kardashian jewellery heist in Paris

2 weeks ago | theguardian.com | Angelique Chrisafis

Four men have been found guilty of breaking into a luxury residence in Paris and stealing jewellery worth millions of euros from the American reality TV star Kim Kardashian when she attended fashion week in 2016. Three pensioners and one man in his 30s were convicted of carrying out the armed heist, which was thought to be the biggest robbery of an individual in France in 20 years. Four other people were found guilty of assisting in the plot or related charges.
Paris court to reach verdict in Kim Kardashian jewellery theft trial

2 weeks ago | theguardian.com | Angelique Chrisafis

A Paris court will reach a verdict on Friday in the trial of 10 people alleged to have been involved in the theft of jewellery worth millions of euros from the American reality TV star Kim Kardashian when she attended Paris fashion week in 2016. Three pensioners and a man in his 30s are accused of breaking into a luxury residence in Paris, where they tied up Kardashian and held her hostage at gunpoint in her bedroom in the early hours of 3 October 2016.
Macron’s party moots banning headscarves in public for under-15s

2 weeks ago | theguardian.com | Angelique Chrisafis

Emmanuel Macron’s centrist political party has suggested banning girls under 15 from wearing the Muslim headscarf in all public places, as the president chaired a high-level government meeting to discuss what it called “political Islamism” in France. The French president’s office said he had asked ministers to come up with proposals before June to address the “serious” findings of a report that Macron commissioned last year into the presence of the Muslim Brotherhood in France.
Perrier owner scrutinised after France reportedly covered up illegal water filter treatment

2 weeks ago | theguardian.com | Angelique Chrisafis

France’s lucrative mineral water industry is under scrutiny after a report by the senate found the French government had covered up a scandal over illegal filtering treatments of premium brands. At the heart of the report, released on Monday, is France’s world-famous fizzy water, Perrier. Obtained from a source in southern France and traditionally served on ice with a slice of lemon, Perrier has long been long known as the “champagne of table waters”.
Gérard Depardieu’s conviction was a historic moment for #MeToo in France

2 weeks ago | theguardian.com | Angelique Chrisafis

When Gérard Depardieu, one of France’s biggest cinema stars, was placed on the sex offender register this week after being found guilty of sexually assaulting two women on a film set in 2021, it was a historic moment for the #MeToo movement in the country. “It was a message to all men in power that they are answerable to the courts and can be convicted,” said Catherine Le Magueresse, who represented the European Association Against Violence Towards Women at Work (AVFT) at the trial.
Gérard Depardieu found guilty of sexually assaulting two women

3 weeks ago | theguardian.com | Angelique Chrisafis

Gérard Depardieu has been found guilty of sexually assaulting two women during a film shoot in 2021. Depardieu, France’s biggest film star, who has made more than 200 films and TV series, is the highest-profile figure in the French film industry to be convicted of sexual assault since the #MeToo movement.
Verdict due in Gérard Depardieu trial for alleged sexual assaults

3 weeks ago | theguardian.com | Angelique Chrisafis

Gérard Depardieu will appear in court on Tuesday to hear the verdict in his trial for allegedly sexually assaulting two women during a film shoot in 2021. Depardieu, 76, is the highest-profile figure in the French film industry to face allegations of sexual assault since the #MeToo movement. If convicted, he could face up to five years in prison and a fine of €75,000 (£63,000).