The actor’s children filed a complaint on Wednesday against this woman presented as their father’s “lady-in-waiting”. A preliminary investigation has been opened.
She is at the heart of what some are already calling the Delon affair. Targeted by two complaints from the children of the film star, in particular for moral harassment and abuse of weakness, Hiromi Rollin spoke on Friday through the voice of her lawyer for “challenge“the facts denounced by the family behind closed doors at the actor’s property in Douchy-Montcorbon, in Loiret.
>> Complaints from Alain Delon’s children: a preliminary investigation opened after accusations against the actor’s companion
Unknown to the general public, the sexagenarian “disputes all of the facts with which he is charged and which have been widely publicized in the press“, wrote his lawyer Me Yassine Bouzrou in a statement sent to AFP, the day after the opening of a preliminary investigation by the Montargis prosecution.
His “Japanese companion”
Hiromi Rollin moved into Alain Delon’s residence in 2019, after his cardiovascular accident, according to the Delon children’s lawyer, Me Christophe Ayela. Discreet, this sexagenarian worked in the 80s and 90s as an assistant director for several films in which Alain Delon played the leading role, including Evening dressor The return of Casanova.
In 2021, the actor presented her as his “Japanese girlfriend” in a documentary on TV5 Monde and praised his presence “throughout (his) recovery”. She was also seen at his side during the funeral of his cinema accomplice, Jean-Paul Belmondo, in September 2021 and accompanied him in the spring to the preview of a film by his son Alain-Fabien.
“Disparaging and aggressive attitude”
In their two complaints, filed with the public prosecutor’s office in Montargis (Loiret) on Wednesday July 5, the three children of Alain Delon accuse his companion of “moral harassment, misappropriation of correspondence, animal abuse”but also of “violence against a vulnerable person” And “abuse of weakness”. They thus accuse Hiromi Rollin of isolating the 87-year-old actor “of his relatives, his friends, and his family, using maneuvers and threats”write the children in their complaint.
Anthony, Anouchka and Alain-Fabien Delon denounce “disparaging and aggressive attitude“of this woman against their father in particular, as well as”his actions tending to capture for his benefit the letters and telephone messages” of the octogenarian. According to the prosecution and Anthony Delon, the star himself is associated with it “by declaration signed and attached to the complaint” And asked Ms. Rollin to leave her residence in Douchy (Loiret).
Up to three years in prison and a fine of 375,000 euros
The preliminary investigation was entrusted to the research section of Orleans and that of Montargis (Loiret). For her part, Hiromi Rollin announced through her lawyer, Me Yassine Bouzrou, that she “disputes the entirety of the facts”. According to the Ministry of the Interior, the abuse of weakness consists of taking advantage of a person’s ignorance or physical or mental weakness. The penalty incurred can be up to 3 years in prison and a fine of 375,000 euros, according to thearticle 223-15-2 of the Penal Code.
On his side, Hiromi Rollin’s lawyer has made it known that the sixty-something intends to file a complaint “against members of the Delon family and bodyguards for aggravated intentional violence (…) established by a medical certificate“.