Patrick Bruel: Unifrance MD Files Attempted Rape Complaint Against Singer & Actor
French prosecutors in Saint-Malo opened an investigation after multiple women accused Patrick Bruel of sexual violence spanning 1992 to 2019, including a 2012 rape allegation.
- French prosecutors said on Wednesday, March 18, they opened a rape investigation after Daniela Elstner filed a complaint against Patrick Bruel on March 12, Mediapart reported.
- Despite the statute of limitations, Elstner says the alleged assault occurred at the Acapulco festival while she handled VIP luggage, and she filed to seek personal liberation after years of struggle.
- The report includes accounts from six accusers who said Bruel assaulted them between 1992 and 2019, while 2019 masseuse accusers filed complaints later dismissed and 2020 court rulings closed investigations.
- Prosecutors in Saint-Malo have started a formal inquiry including a Dinard festival allegation tied to Bruel's jury chairmanship; Bruel, 66, has faced past accusations but no charges, and his lawyer rejected the latest claims.
- The allegations fit a broader MeToo-era trend in France, where Gerard Depardieu's 18-month prison sentence last year highlights recent high-profile cases involving French entertainment figures.
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Patrick Bruel: Unifrance MD Files Attempted Rape Complaint Against Singer & Actor
Daniela Elstner, managing director of French cinema and TV export agency Unifrance, has filed a police complaint against singer and actor Patrick Bruel for attempted rape and sexual assault. The complaint, which was filed on March 12, was revealed by French investigative news website Mediapart on Wednesday as part of a wider report on allegations by eight women who accuse Bruel of sexual violence between 1992 and 2019. Mediapart reported tha…
The most recent complaint was filed on Thursday 12 March with the Paris Public Prosecutor's Office by Daniela Elstner, the current executive director of Unifrance. - Patrick Bruel targeted by an investigation into rape and a complaint of attempted rape (Police, justice and other facts).
While a rape investigation has been under way in Brittany since 2024, a complaint of sexual assault and attempted rape was filed on 12 March 2026 against singer and actor Patrick Bruel. The facts...
Eight women, two of whom have filed complaints, accuse the singer of sexual violence, reveals Mediapart on Wednesday. Mediapart claims that he never "exceeded a refusal" of sexual actThe singer and actor Patrick Bruel is targeted by at least two complaints, one for sexual assault and attempted rape and the other for rape, filed last week in Paris and in 2024 in Saint-Malo, on Wednesday learned the AFP from sources close to the case. These compla…
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