While a sentence of 5 years in prison, including two firm sentences, was requested against him by the prosecutor of the Paris court, Christophe Ruggia defended himself this Tuesday, December 10, 2024, arguing that he had tried, in the beginning of his career, to protect Adèle Haenel, who accuses him of sexual assault on a minor. An unbearable defense for the actress who left the audience saying: “But shut up!” to the director. This case, like many other cases involving minor victims, challenges listeners who wonder “why is the question of parental responsibility rarely, if ever, raised?” “Because it is very difficult to make only parents responsible“, responds Isabelle Debré, president of the association “L'Enfant bleu”, a support group for parents whose children have been victims. All the more difficult when we know that “80% of attacks occur within the family itself“.
The president nevertheless notes a change in mentalities and a freeing of speech. “There is a lot of progress. Parents feel much more responsible through this media coverage of business, social networks, awareness workshops“, observes Isabelle Debré. A far cry from the era when the behavior of directors like Christophe Ruggia or Benoit Jacquot could be passed over in silence, or even downright romanticized. From there to consider that this “era is over“, the association president does not want to declare victory too quickly.
“I would like to salute Adèle’s courageadds Isabelle Debré, it's not easy to be like this in the public square. It's very courageous, she works a lot for otherss”. The different positions and testimonies of celebrities in recent years, themselves victims, such as Judith Godrèche, Lio, Emmanuelle Béart and even Lio, have the virtue of helping “the anonymous“and to encourage them to speak out, she insists. To conclude, the president also mentions parents, sometimes themselves victims of sexual violence in their childhood, but insists: '”It's never too late to speak“.
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