#MeToo in the Merchant Navy: a first trial in Brest

A commander and chief engineer of Genavir, the armament of Ifremer, appear before the Brest Correctional Court for moral harassment, sexual harassment and sexual assault. This could be called the first trial "Me Too of the Merchant Navy".

A commander and an officer will be tried, from Tuesday, before the correctional court for moral harassment, sexual harassment and sexual assault. The Brest shipping company Genavir, whose employees they were until 2021, as well as its former general manager will also be on the bench of the defendants.

Two former officers of Genavir, which operates the Ifremer oceanographic fleet, appear until Thursday before the Brest court for sexual harassment and assault.

The closed session on board the ships is also a topic that drives the criminal trial in Brest, where two former employees and Genavir's legal representatives are prosecuted for acts of moral and sexual harassment and sexual assault.