Accusations to which they will have to respond in front of the police… Tuesday February 6, 2024, Judith Godrèche
filed a complaint for rape with violence against a minor under 15 years old against Benoît Jacquot. Two days later, it was on the microphone of France Inter that the actress declared:
“It’s like someone who comes behind you, with a plan, a vision of what he wants, who knows how to stage it and who comes up very quietly, from behind, and throws a big black sheet over your head.”.
The same day, Judith Godrèche claimed to have been the victim of sexual assault by Jacques Doillon when she was only 15 years old. “What happened in Jane’s (Birkin) house, in Doillon’s office, No one has seen it and I haven’t told anyone about it.“she assured, before adding: “All of a sudden, he decides that there’s a love scene, a sex scene between him and me. I take off my sweater, I’m shirtless, he feels me up, makes out with me.”.
Jacques Doillon: “I never had an intimate relationship with Judith Godrèche”
On Wednesday, April 10, 2024, in the columns of Le Parisien, Jacques Doillon responded point by point to the actress’ accusations. “I never had an intimate relationship with Judith Godrèche. I was never attracted to her. I was living with Jane at the time, with whom I was in love. Nothing happened with Judith, neither in an office nor anywhere else.”he exclaimed.
Lou Doillon’s father then added in anger:
“When I learned of Judith Godrèche’s accusations,
I felt stunnedshock and anger. This was followed by the fear that it would harm my children. Unfortunately, I was right: the two youngest hear disgusting things about their father at school.”.
Jacques Doillon and Benoît Jacquot are taken into police custody
On Monday, July 1, 2024, after being heard by investigators, the two directors were taken into custody. According to AFP, lawyer Julia Minkowski assured that Benoît Jacquot would “finally be able to express oneself before the courts“ before reporting police custody
“criticizable”. “A free hearing should have been decided”she said.
Maître Marie Dosé, lawyer for Jacques Doillon, indicated that no “legal criteria cannot justify this measure”In a press release, the company said that its client
“should have been heard in the context of a free hearing in view of the age of the facts, their statute of limitations acquired for more than two decades and the inevitable dismissal without further action which will close this investigation”.
