The Patrick Bruel case has taken a new turn following the publication of an investigation by...ELLE In this case, four new women have accused the singer of alleged sexual violence, ranging from sexual assault to rape. Two of them have decided to file complaints, while the other two are speaking out in the press for the first time. Patrick Bruel denies these accusations and is presumed innocent.
Ophélie Fajfer's testimony concerns events that she places in the summer of 2015.
Among the women who speak out, Ophélie Fajfer has chosen to speak under her own name. ELLE The events take place in the summer of 2015. Nineteen years old at the time, she explains that she met Patrick Bruel in a music-related context, after an initial contact during the filming of the Enfoirés charity concert in Montpellier. After several exchanges, she says she was invited to the singer's property in L'Isle-sur-la-Sorgue, in the Vaucluse region. According to her account, it was there that the situation escalated.
The young woman claims she was forcibly kissed, then subjected to unwanted touching and digital penetration near the estate's swimming pool. She also recounts a phrase that, according to her, left a lasting mark on her: "No one will ever know."
A complaint filed in 2021, dismissed in 2022, then forwarded for review
According to the information published in the investigation byELLEOphélie Fajfer filed a complaint in 2021 for rape and sexual assault. The case was dismissed in 2022 due to insufficient evidence. However, the file was recently transferred to another prosecutor's office for review, thus restoring legal relevance to this situation.
A cultural journalist recounts an attempted rape in Monaco in 2000.
A second complainant, who remains anonymous, identifies herself as a cultural journalist. She alleges an attempted rape that occurred in 2000. According to her testimony, the incident took place in a hotel room in Monaco, following a professional meeting related to a musical project.
Two other women describe sexual assaults in the singer's professional environment.
The other two accounts concern alleged sexual assaults dating back to the early 2000s. The women in question were working for the BMG label at the time, in contact with the artist. They claim to have been subjected to non-consensual behavior in dressing rooms or hotel rooms, outside of business meetings. In one case, there is also mention of an act described as violent and pressure exerted in a work context, where the dominant position attributed to the artist allegedly played a role in the events.
A case that is taking on a new dimension
With this new publication, the case takes on a new dimension, due to the number of testimonies now made public and the existence of two new complaints mentioned in the same file. Ophélie Fajfer's account, now publicly acknowledged, occupies a central place in this new phase, alongside the anonymous testimony of a cultural journalist and two former colleagues in the music industry. At this stage, the reported facts are contested by Patrick Bruel, and no convictions have been handed down in this case.
