Even if the alleged crime did not occur on one of its sites, the management of the Festival d’été de Québec still collaborated in the investigation which led to the indictment for sexual assault of Canadian rapper K ‘naan.
In a written statement sent to the NewspaperBLEUFEU reveals that she was contacted a few months ago by the Quebec City Police Department as part of the investigation into an event that allegedly occurred between July 16 and 17, 2010.
K’naan, the artist behind the success Wavin’ Flagperformed on the Plains of Abraham as the opening act for the Black Eyed Peas.
“As the event did not take place on our sites, our contribution to the investigation remained limited. The authorities wanted to confirm that the artist had indeed played at the FEQ on July 16, 2010,” mentions BLEUFEU, who says he condemns “all forms of violence and aggression.”
“The authorities can always count on full cooperation,” we add.
Not aware
Several people contacted by the NewspaperThursday, who were linked to the FEQ at the time, including the former general director Daniel Gélinas and the former programmer Dominique Goulet, claimed to have never been made aware of an incident involving K’naan.
According to the indictment, the complainant is a woman who was in her late 20s at the time.
K’naan, 47, was not present during his appearance on Thursday at the Quebec courthouse. He has pleaded not guilty and remains at large.
Rammstein
The same year that the alleged offense in K’naan allegedly took place, members of the Rammstein team asked the FEQ organization to find them young girls to party after their concert.
Shocked, the people at the festival refused to accommodate them and even had to expel them from the corporate dressing room, where they were trying to recruit girls.
Rammstein still held a party after the show with several young girls, according to testimonies collected The Journal. No complaints have been filed against the group.
