New investigation opened for rape at the Nanterre court

A new investigation was opened and entrusted to an investigating judge on Wednesday December 15, 2021 in the PPDA case. The former star presenter of TF1 is accused of rape by the writer Florence Porcel, the Nanterre prosecutor told AFP, confirming information from TF1-LCI. She had filed a complaint in November 2021, with the constitution of civil party. She accuses PPDA of having forced him to have sex in 2004 and fellatio in 2009. The former presenter denies his accusations. Florence Porcel’s first complaint was dismissed in June 2021 for insufficient evidence.
Patrick Poivre d’Arvor is accused of serious sexual violence by more than twenty women. Eight of them testified with their faces uncovered in November 2021 on the front page of the newspaper Liberation, at the same time creating the MeToo Media association. Among the accusers, all did not file a complaint, certain facts are prescribed. With that of Florence Porcel, nine complaints were filed.

A system where everyone knew

The same mechanics appear in the testimonies: intrusive questions about privacy, invitations to 8 p.m. or to prestigious events, rapid attacks. “To all the girls in the editorial staff, he would ask: Are you in a relationship, are you faithful? It even became his nickname “, recount journalist Hélène Devynck. When these women talk about it, no one seems really surprised. This system should be questioned during the investigation opened in December 2021.