The Saint-Étienne (Loire) public prosecutor’s office announced this Thursday the opening of a preliminary investigation into the Slimane affair “concerning acts of sexual harassment aggravated by the use of a digital or electronic medium”. As we revealed on Tuesday October 29, the 35-year-old singer, revealed by the show “The Voice”, representing France at Eurovision in May 2024 and rewarded Friday evening at the NRJ Music Awards, is accused by one former technicians from his sexual harassment tour. The complaint was filed in the capital of the Loire department where the alleged acts took place on the night of December 17 to 18, 2023 after his show at the Zénith, the last date before the Christmas period.
A document that we were able to consult, submitted to the courts, includes the entire story of the evening – a post-concert party – where the complainant describes having been “blocked against a wall” by the artist, who “imposed a hug,” tells him that he wants to have sex with him. Despite the refusal of his interlocutor, Slimane insists, sending him messages on WhatsApp messaging for several hours, but also photos and videos of a sexual nature.
Images and screenshots of the text messages were included in the complaint. The videos in question collected on a USB key were filed with the public prosecutor’s office a few days later. The public prosecutor of Saint-Étienne now has all the elements in his possession to open a preliminary investigation, the first step which allows us to hear the different protagonists in this affair, starting with the technician who filed a complaint against Slimane and the singer. implicated. The investigation must be entrusted to a Saint-Etienne police service.
