On Monday, November 18, a complaint of sexual assault was filed in Saint-Étienne against the singer Slimane, who is already the subject of an investigation following accusations of sexual harassment, the city’s prosecutor’s office reported on Tuesday. This second complaint “was presented in the name of a technician from the fair organized on December 17 [2023] at the zenith of Saint-Etienne »said the plaintiff’s lawyer, Anne-Sophie Charrieras, confirming information from the newspaper The Parisian.
The events reported 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 asked witnesses to delete the recordings made with their smartphones”he assures, without giving details.
METROmy Charrieras also represents another technician on the tour who filed a complaint on October 28 for sexual harassment against the singer, alleging that he had received, during the same evening, messages and videos of a pornographic nature.
Fourth place in Eurovision
The first complainant was heard on Monday by the judicial police as part of the preliminary investigation opened by the Saint-Etienne prosecutor’s office following his complaint.
METROmy Charrieras explains that his clients “I do not wish to be publicized” AND “They are considered complainants so that these events by Slimane stop”.
Slimane, 35, is on tour for his “Cupid tour.” In May he achieved fourth place in Eurovision with his song. My love.
Revealed by the talent contest “The Voice”, on TF1, which he won in 2016, he took first place, during his duet with the singer Vitaa, in the ranking of album sales in France in 2020 with his work. Versus. Your title goes, comes allowed them to win a Victoire de la Musique that year in the original song category.
On November 2, he won the French-speaking male artist trophy at the 2024 NRJ Music Awards.
