Two men were taken into custody on Thursday as part of the investigation opened on February 18 against the comedian. The prosecution announces that it has opened a judicial investigation for “detention” and “dissemination of child pornography files”.
A man was indicted on Saturday and placed under judicial supervision as part of the investigation for possession of child pornography images targeting comedian Pierre Palmade, said the Paris prosecutor’s office. Two men were taken into custody Thursday as part of the investigation opened on February 18 after a report made to the police.
One was indicted for dissemination and possession of child pornography images, and placed under judicial control, said the prosecution. The other “was released“, according to the prosecution which opened a judicial investigation for”Possession, distribution of child pornography files and habitual consultation of child pornography sites“.
The author of the report had been heard on Sunday February 19 for quite a long time by the investigators of the Brigade for the Protection of Minors (BPM), seized of this investigation. The Parisian home of Pierre Palmade and his house located in Cély-en-Bière (Seine-et-Marne) had been searched on Sunday and Monday. Computer equipment was seized there.
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A hearing of Pierre Palmade “could be considered”
Then a second man was heard Tuesday as a witness. A source close to the case said that this man claimed to have a video showing Pierre Palmade viewing a child pornography video. According to another source, this witness lives in Bordeaux.
He handed over video material to BPM investigators, the prosecution said. “Depending on the information collected, the hearing of Pierre Palmade could be considered“added the prosecution, refusing to communicate on the state of health of the comedian.
After the serious road accident he caused on February 10 in Seine-et-Marne, under the influence of cocaine, the 54-year-old actor is indicted for homicide and involuntary injuries. The collision left three seriously injured in the same family: a 38-year-old man, his six-year-old son and his 27-year-old pregnant sister-in-law, who lost the baby she was expecting.
On February 18, the judge of freedoms and detention had taken the decision to assign Pierre Palmade to residence in the addiction service of a hospital in the Paris region, under electronic bracelet. The Melun prosecution has appealed this decision, and is requesting his placement in pre-trial detention. The Paris Court of Appeal will deliver its decision late Monday morning.