a second complaint against the singer, this time for sexual assault

A new complaint, for sexual assault, was filed Monday in Saint-Étienne against the singer Slimane, who is already the subject of an investigation following accusations of sexual harassment, the prosecutor's office told AFP on Tuesday. city. This second complaint “was filed in the name of a technician from the show organized on December 17 at the Zénith in Saint-Étienne”specified the plaintiff's lawyer, Anne-Sophie Charrieras, confirming information from the newspaper Le Parisien.

The acts alleged against the artist occurred “at the end of the concert, in the presence of several witnesses whose list is attached to the complaint”and who, for some, filmed the scene, according to the lawyer.“Slimane’s brother intervened to put an end to the sexual assault and ask witnesses to delete the recordings made using their smartphones”she assures, without giving details.

A first complaint already filed for sexual harassment

Anne-Sophie Charrieras also represents another tour technician who filed a complaint on October 28 for sexual harassment against the singer, claiming to have received, during the same evening, messages and videos of a pornographic nature. The first complainant was interviewed on Monday by the judicial police as part of the preliminary investigation opened by the Saint-Étienne public prosecutor's office after his complaint was filed.

Maître Charrieras indicates that his clients “do not wish to be publicized” et “consider themselves as whistleblowers so that these facts stop on the part of Slimane”. Slimane, 35, is on tour for his «Cupidon tour». In May, he took fourth place in Eurovision with his song “My love”.

Revealed by the talent show The Voice on TF1 which he won in 2016, he was at the top, during his duo with the singer Vitaa, in the album sales ranking in France in 2020 with their opus «Versus». Their title “It’s coming, it’s coming” allowed them to win a Victoire de la Musique that year in the original song category. On November 2, he won the trophy of the“French-speaking male artist” for the NRJ Music Awards 2024.