French star Patrick Bruel charged with rape and sexual assault
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- Patrick Bruel, whose pop career took off in the 1990s, has been charged with rape and sexual assault based on allegations the stretch back to 1992.
- Prefer the Guardian on GoogleThe French singer Patrick Bruel has been charged with rape and sexual assault in one of the biggest #MeToo cases in the French music industry.
- The 67-year-old, a major figure in French pop culture, was placed under formal investigation over several cases that included alleged rape, attempted rape, sexual assault and sexual harassment.
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Patrick Bruel, whose pop career took off in the 1990s, has been charged with rape and sexual assault based on allegations the stretch back to 1992. He denies all the charges. Photograph: Stéphane Cardinale/Corbis/Getty Images View image in fullscreen Patrick Bruel, whose pop career took off in the 1990s, has been charged with rape and sexual assault based on allegations the stretch back to 1992. He denies all the charges. Photograph: Stéphane Cardinale/Corbis/Getty Images France French star Patrick Bruel charged with rape and sexual assaultSinger and actor has denied all charges after more than 20 women came forward with allegations going back to the 1990s
Prefer the Guardian on GoogleThe French singer Patrick Bruel has been charged with rape and sexual assault in one of the biggest #MeToo cases in the French music industry.
The 67-year-old, a major figure in French pop culture, was placed under formal investigation over several cases that included alleged rape, attempted rape, sexual assault and sexual harassment.