US EditionFrench Court Convicts Ex-Ubisoft Bosses for Workplace Harassment
- In a French court, three former Ubisoft executives received suspended prison sentences up to three years and fines between €10,000 and €45,000 for harassment.
- Investigations into Ubisoft started in 2020 amid allegations of a toxic culture revealed by employee reports and social media posts spanning decades.
- Prosecutor Antoine Haushalter cited 'overwhelming' evidence of abuse, with employees describing forced handstands, chair restraints, and a colleague's beard set on fire during the trial.
- Following the verdict, Ubisoft Halifax employees filed to unionize on June 18, while CEO Yves Guillemot acknowledged company missteps and progress in 2022.
- Lawyer Maude Beckers called the convictions a precedent for holding managers accountable amid systemic industry issues, as prosecutor Haushalter highlighted evidence of widespread harassment in gaming.
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Three former Ubisoft executives are convicted of sexual and psychological harassment
A court in France has sentenced three former Ubisoft executives for sexual and psychological harassment. Serge Hascoet, Tommy Francois, and Guillaume Patrux each received fines and suspended prison sentences for actions that were discovered as a part of a yearslong investigation into sexual harassment and bullying at the game publisher. According to The Guardian, Hascoet, Ubisoft’s former chief creative officer, allegedly commented that a female…
Former Ubisoft Execs Found Guilty of Sexual Assault and Harassment, Given Suspended Sentences and Fined Nearly $100,000
Three former Ubisoft executives accused of sexual assault, racial harassment and threatening behavior have all received suspended prison sentences and fines.
Thomas François, Serge Hascoët and Guillaume Patrux were sentenced this Wednesday by the Bobigny court for harassing several of their colleagues.
Years to lower, insult or sexualize colleagues under cover of what was for them "Ubisoft culture": three former executives of the video game company were sentenced on Wednesday in Bobigny up to three years' suspended prison.
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