The former journalist was indicted in December 2023 for rape following a complaint by Florence Porcel. The investigation was then extended to two rapes and one sexual assault reported by three other women.
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Five new complaints have been filed against former TV news presenter Patrick Poivre d’Arvor, franceinfo learned on Wednesday July 31, confirming information from Release. These five complaints, “with civil action, for rape and aggravated rape” follow the “classification without follow-up of complaints [des plaignantes]for prescription”their lawyer, Corinne Herrmann, told franceinfo, confirming the opening of an investigation into these five cases. Journalist Hélène Devynck said on X that she was one of the five complainants.
The Nanterre public prosecutor’s office confirmed to franceinfo that it had received these five files, “on which the prosecution requested referral to an investigating judge on July 4”. “The facts reported by these five people had been the subject of decisions of classification without further action by the Nanterre public prosecutor’s office, analyzing that they were prescribed”also specifies the prosecution.
Patrick Poivre d’Arvor was indicted on December 19, 2023 for rape following a complaint by Florence Porcel. The investigation was then extended to two rapes and one sexual assault reported by three other women. The former star presenter of TF1, who strongly denies the numerous accusations, was questioned several times as part of this preliminary investigation by investigators from the brigade for the repression of crimes against the person. An initial preliminary investigation opened after Florence Porcel’s complaint was closed without further action in June 2021, mainly because the facts reported were time-barred.
