The actress Judith Godrèche announced on Tuesday November 19 that it had received a “prior notice of indictment” following a complaint lodged by filmmaker Jacques Doillonwhom she accuses of sexual assault. “I haven’t counted the number of complaints of rape and sexual assault lodged against Jacques Doillon. I know that mine is time-barred. But his libel suit is not”she wrote on the social network Instagram. “The indictment, in this case, is automatic. But still…”she continued.

At the beginning of February, the 52-year-old actress publicly accused filmmaker Benoît Jacquot of rape and then Jacques Doillon of sexual assault, triggering a new storm in the French press. the #MeToo of French cinema. Benoît Jacquot and Jacques Doillon were questioned in early July by the Brigade de Protection des Mineurs (BPM). An investigation had been launched by the Paris public prosecutor’s office for rape of a minor under 15 by a person in authority, rape, violence by a cohabitee, and sexual assault of a minor over 15 by a person in authority, following a complaint lodged by Judith Godrèche.

With regard to Jacques Doillon, the actress accuses the filmmaker of “putting his fingers in her knickers”. during tests for a film released in 1989. She was 15 at the time and in a relationship with Benoît Jacquot. In July, Jacques Doillon’s lawyer, Marie Dosé, denounced the infringement of her client’s presumption of innocence and the framework of his hearing. Jacques Doillon “should have been heard in an open hearing, given the age of the facts, the fact that they have been statute-barred for over two decades, and the inevitability of this investigation being closed without further action”.emphasized Mr Dosé.