- Sophie Moreau is the sixth woman to have filed a civil lawsuit against Gilbert Rozon.
- These lawsuits come when the Court of Appeal rejected last January a collective action of the collective “Les Courageuses”.
- Gilbert Rozon was acquitted in December 2020, following a lawsuit brought by Annick Charette for indecent assault and rape.
A sixth civil action for assault and sexual harassment was initiated this morning against the former humor mogul Gilbert Rozon. Here are the six women behind these lawsuits now totaling over $ 9 million.
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Sophie moreau
The daughter of comedian Jean-Guy Moreau brought the sixth civil action against Gilbert Rozon. She asks him for $ 1.25 million.
Sophie Moreau claims to have been the victim of harassment and sexual assault between 1988 and 1989. She was then 15 years old and worked as receptionist for Just for Laughs.
Sophie Moreau was part of the collective “Les Courageuses”, which had brought – without success – a collective action against Rozon. She broke the silence during the #moiaussi movement, in October 2017.
Anne-Marie Charette
Researcher Anne-Marie Charette filed a civil lawsuit last October. She claims $ 1.3 million from Gilbert Rozon. The latter allegedly kidnapped and sexually assaulted her in 1987, when she was communications coordinator for a group of comedians.
She maintains that Gilbert Rozon would have made comments “inappropriate and unpleasant”. At one point, he was asked to go and join Mr. Rozon in a hotel room to bring him files. It was at this time that the victim was allegedly assaulted. She was fired shortly after.
Annick Charette
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Last June, Annick Charette became the fourth woman to sue the ex-humor mogul. It was she who won him a criminal trial which ended in an acquittal on the basis of reasonable doubt.
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The one who is now secretary general-treasurer of the National Federation of Communications and Culture (FNCC-CSN) wishes that “justice be done” and that “the lies of [Rozon] be exposed ”to pay for the rape she says she suffered in 1980. She is asking him for $ 1.3 million.
Danie Frenette
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Last May, the actress and director filed a civil lawsuit against Gilbert Rozon, claiming $ 2.2 million from him.
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The one who worked for the former humor mogul from 1987 to 1990 accuses him of having raped her and of having taken advantage of the situation to harass her.
“He used his position of power and influence in the artistic, political and social spheres to approach and intentionally trap several victims, sexually assaulting them with the expectation that they would not have the courage to denounce him,” said she in the court document.
Lyne Charlebois
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Director Lyne Charlebois is suing Gilbert Rozon for an alleged rape which allegedly occurred in 1982. She is asking him for $ 1.7 million.
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“For almost 40 years, [Mme Charlebois] suffers the after-effects of this assault which profoundly altered the course of his life, ”reads the civil suit filed last May at the Montreal courthouse.
The alleged facts took place at Mr. Rozon’s home.
Patricia tulasne
A first civil lawsuit was filed by Patricia Tulasne last April. The actress claims from Gilbert Rozon 1.6 million dollars for an alleged rape which would have been committed in 1994.
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She accuses Gilbert Rozon of having assaulted her following a performance of the play The stupid dinner at the Just for Laughs Festival.
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This is Mme Tulasne who represented “Les Courageuses”, whose class action of 10 million dollars was dismissed by the Court of Appeal last January.
– With information from Michael Nguyen, Le Journal