A second man was heard on Tuesday as a witness in the investigation for possession of child pornography images targeting comedian Pierre Palmade, said the Paris prosecutor’s office, confirming press information. He gave investigators from the Brigade for the Protection of Minors (BPM) video material, which is being processed, said the public prosecutor. According to a source familiar with the matter, the second man interviewed claims to have a video showing Pierre Palmade viewing a child pornography video. According to another source, this man lives in Bordeaux.
“Depending on the information collected, the hearing of Pierre Palmade could be considered”, also indicated the prosecution, refusing to communicate on the state of health of the comedian. “Doctors at the Paul Brousse hospital estimated on Tuesday that the state of health of the actor, under house arrest at the hospital, was incompatible with any long-term hearing, a fortiori under police custody. “, wrote the Parisian.
Computer equipment seized
The Paris prosecutor’s office opened an investigation on Saturday for possession of child pornography images targeting Pierre Palmade after a report was made to the police. The author of this report was heard for quite a long time by BPM investigators on Sunday, while the Parisian home of Pierre Palmade and his house located in Cély-en-Bière (Seine-et-Marne) were searched on Sunday and Monday . Computer equipment was seized there.
This report follows the serious road accident that the actor caused on February 10 in Seine-et-Marne, under the influence of cocaine, and for which he was indicted in Melun in particular for manslaughter. The collision left three seriously injured in the same family: a man, his 6-year-old son and his pregnant sister-in-law, who lost her baby. Pierre Palmade was placed under house arrest at the hospital, in an addiction service, under an electronic bracelet.
The Melun prosecutor’s office, which had requested temporary detention, appealed against this decision of the judge of freedoms and detention. This appeal will be examined on Friday by the investigating chamber of the Paris Court of Appeal.