In the clip of J'ai encore rêvé d'elle released in 1975, Richard Dewitte, black satin suit and carmine red shirt, sings on the piano the mirage of an unreal woman, blonde and candid, who suddenly appears on the screen in a halo of pink light. Almost fifty years later, this same dream still seems to obsess the singer of the group "Once upon a time". But the man who appears this Monday before the judicial court of Meaux (Seine-et-Marne) has little to do with the star of the time. Shoulders drooping and haggard look, his shaky figure clings to the steel bar framing the defendants' box, as if not to sink. "I'm not a monster," he keeps repeating. For the third time in less than ten years, Richard Dewitte was tried for "corruption of minors". At the turn of what he perceives as "a virtual game", the 77-year-old man was accused of having made sexual proposals to teenage girls on the internet. He was convicted in...
This article is for subscribers only. You still have 82% to discover.
Flash Sale -70%
Offer available until September 25. Without obligation.
I TAKE ADVANTAGE OF IT
Already a subscriber? Log