Dark cases of this type are multiplying. The former swimmer and double Olympic champion, Yannick Agnel, was arrested this Thursday, December 9, 2021 at the end of the morning in Paris on rogatory commission from the investigating judge as part of an open judicial investigation for rape of a minor. He was taken into custody, according to a source close to the investigation at BFMTV, confirming information from CNews. The facts go back “to about 2016”. Yannick Agnel was taken into police custody as part of an investigation for “rape and sexual assault on a 15-year-old minor”, AFP learned from the Mulhouse (Haut-Rhin) prosecutor’s office. At that time, Yannick Agnel was licensed at Mulhouse Olympic Swimming. In 2012, the swimmer captured two gold medals in the 200m freestyle and the 4x100m freestyle relay, a silver medal with the 4x200m freestyle. He retired from the pools in 2016 at the age of 24.
For several months, accusations of sexual assault against celebrities have been increasing. A complaint was filed at the end of November against the former minister Nicolas Hulot, according to information from LCI. The investigation continues and was entrusted to the brigade for the protection of minors (BPM) of the regional directorate of the judicial police (DRPJ). Their goal: “to determine if the facts denounced can characterize a criminal offense and if, in view of their seniority, the prescription of public action is acquired”.
Journalist Pierre Ménès has also caused a lot of ink to flow in recent hours. Former emblematic figure of the Canal + group, he was taken into custody on Thursday. The former columnist of the “Canal Football Club” is the target of an investigation for sexual assault, after being questioned by a hostess of the Parc des Princes for her behavior during the PSG-Nantes match on November 20.
On November 3, singer Jean-Luc Lahaye was arrested and taken into custody by the Central Office for the Suppression of Violence against Persons. The 68-year-old artist is accused of rape of minors, sexual assault and bribery of minors following a complaint filed against him by two young women.
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