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According to foreign media such as Agence France-Presse, Luc Besson, a 59-year-old famous French director who has directed classic films such as "This Killer Is Not Too Cold" and "The Fifth Element", was accused of adultery by an actress last May. After a nine-month investigation, the Paris District Court dismissed the allegations on the grounds that the evidence was insufficient.
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Infographic: Sander van Roy
It is understood that the actress is named Sand Van Roy, a Belgian national, now 27 years old.
In May 2018, Roy anonymously submitted a letter to the media accusing Luc Besson of unconsciously raping himself in a hotel in Bristol near the hotel after inviting himself to dinner at a restaurant in Paris on the 10th of the month. After media reports, the incident caused a heated discussion, and Luc Besson's lawyer also came forward to deny that the actress's drugging, rape, etc. were completely "fanciful" accusations.
The French police were the first to intervene in the investigation of Roy's allegations.
It is understood that in addition to the allegation of adultery, Roy added another charge a few months later, alleging that between 2016 and 2018, Luc Besson repeatedly used violent means when he had relations with himself.
Luc Besson and Sander van Roy
During this period, new allegations of sexual assault, harassment and workplace abuse also emerged. According to French media statistics, a total of 8 women, including Roy, have made sexual misconduct allegations against Luc Besson, including former assistants, students and actresses who have worked with Luc Besson. But after the police launched an investigation, Roy was the only one who went to the police station to take notes.
After a nine-month investigation, a Paris prosecutor's office told the media on Monday that no direct evidence of Luc Besson's rape of Roy had been found, and that the Paris District Court accepted the prosecution's findings and dismissed the rape allegations, and the case was subsequently dropped.
The law firm representing the case issued a statement saying Luc Besson was satisfied with the court's verdict. "Although in the beginning, there were some who listened to one-sided words and, with schadenfreude, condemned Luc Besson too quickly and 'sentenced him'. But he still thanks everyone for their support in helping him through this difficult time. ”
Roy, for his part, told the media:
Although there is a lot of evidence, including so many women with similar claims who have come forward, the court still dismissed our allegations and we are very disappointed. For women, including men, who have experienced sexual harassment, workplace abuse, and even sexual assault, this is a step backwards. Everyone is afraid that their personal experience will be examined in the field of public opinion and judged by others, but the current situation will only make everyone more and more afraid to stand up. We need to unite, to gather enough strength, and we need to know that each of us is not alone in facing the whole society.
For now, Roy hasn't said what she'll do next, but she's already expressed her determination not to give up.
According to public information, the 59-year-old Luc Besson is a well-known French director and producer, who has directed films such as "The Fifth Element", "This Killer Is Not Too Cold", "Blue Sea and Blue Sky", "Joan of Arc" and so on.
During the nine months of the police department's investigation, the French director's Europa Film Company was affected and its stock price plummeted. The financial report released in January this year also showed that Europa Pictures lost $101 million in the past 2018, for which the company had to lay off employees and cut labor costs.
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