The sentence had been long awaited since the trial on April 17. It finally fell on June 28: Bruno Vandelli was found guilty of corruption of a minor. The dancer and choreographer was sentenced to one year suspended prison sentence as well as a ban on exercising a profession linked to a young public for three years.
Bruno Vandelli’s ex-husband, Jessy Bourgeois, was also found guilty of the same charges but received a reduced sentence of 8 months in prison, suspended, and a 3-month ban on activities with minors. The two men were accused of exchanges with a young man, dating back to 2016.
Exchange of sexual videos
At that time, the dancer and her ex-husband met a young man during a dance workshop. Seduced by his appearance, the couple decided to get in touch with him on social networks. It was at this time that videos of a sexual nature were exchanged.
Bruno Vandelli and Jessy Bourgeois then sent videos of themselves in the act of sex. The young man in turn sent videos of a sexual nature. It was the mother of this minor who then decided to file a complaint “on his behalf” after finding the said videos on his phone.
Bruno Vandelli spoke of an “erotic game”
Bruno Vandelli had initially assured that he had never had any dealings with this young man. Before going back on his statements during the trial in Grasse. The dancer had then indicated that there had been exchanges by message before sending these videos. “We were in an erotic game. I had a moment of weakness, in the excitement, it happened without thinking”he declared, as reported by our colleagues from France 3 Côte d’Azur.
Following the verdict, Bruno Vandelli’s lawyer, Maître Sylvia Stalteri, said that there would be discussions with her client to see if he wanted to appeal. In addition to this case, Bruno Vandelli is the subject of another complaint for rape of a minor. This one was filed by the former choreographer of the Star Academy Yanis Marshall. Four former students also accuse the dancer of inappropriate behavior.
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