The television host Jean-Marc Morandini, already sent back to correctional for "
corruption of minors
", will also be tried for "
sexual harassment
" and "
hidden work
" in another case, said a source familiar with the matter, confirming information by BFMTV.
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In an order dated December 23, which AFP was aware of, the investigating judge in charge of the investigations ordered the referral of Jean-Marc Morandini to the Paris Criminal Court for "
sexual harassment
" against him. a complainant, and that of his production company "
Don't Zap!"
Production
”for“
covert work
”in respect of five complainants.
Resumption of investigations
The magistrate, however, ordered dismissals for “
sexual harassment
” against four other complainants. "
There had been classification without follow-up to five complaints, there is a dismissal for 4 of the 5
", underlined Me Céline Lasek, lawyer of the host. Regarding the fifth, "
Jean-Marc Morandini will demonstrate that he has not committed harassment in court,
" she added.
In July 2016 in
Les Inrockuptibles
, two young actors accused Jean-Marc Morandini, now 56 years old, of having taken advantage of the castings made for an erotic web-series called "
Les Faucons
" to push them to show off .
naked.
According to their testimonies, a person posing as "
Catherine Leclerc
" - in reality Jean-Marc Morandini under a pseudonym - had urged them by email to send videos of themselves naked and scenes of masturbation.
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In total, five actors had lodged a complaint for “
sexual harassment
”.
They had also denounced facts of "
hidden work
", the production company not having declared the actors to social organizations.
Seized of this complaint, the Paris prosecutor's office had closed its investigation in December 2016. But the plaintiffs had obtained in 2018 the resumption of the investigations by an examining magistrate.
In another case, Jean-Marc Morandini, host on CNews and NRJ12, was referred in July 2020 to the criminal court for “
corruption of a minor
” with regard to two plaintiffs.