"Le Canard Enchainé", Prosecuted in Defamation by Skipper Kevin Escoffier After an Article About Sexual Assault, Was Released

The Paris Correctional Court acknowledged that the investigation published in October 2023 by the satirical newspaper was based "on a set of cross- and cross-cutting elements." The navigator was to be tried for sexual assault in March 2026.

On Thursday, the Paris Correctional Court released "Le Canard enchainé", prosecuted in defamation by skipper Kevin Escoffier. The French navigator had attacked the satirical newspaper for defamation after an article evoking a sexual assault on the margins of a race.

The Paris Correctional Court released the chained Canard on Thursday, prosecuted in defamation by skipper Kevin Escoffier after an article about sexual assault on the margins of a race.

The Paris Correctional Court found that the chained Canard's investigation of the skipper Kevin Escoffier was "serious" and "good faith", not condemning him for defamation. However, he did not sue the skipper for unfair proceedings, contrary to what the satirical newspaper demanded.