Flavie Flament's lawyer: "New complaints will be filed against Patrick Bruel."

Things aren't looking good for Patrick Bruel! Flavie Flament's lawyer, Corinne Herrmann, announced on France Inter radio this Tuesday that new rape complaints against the singer would be filed. "in the coming days"These new legal steps will be added to the proceedings already opened against the artist, who disputes the accusations made against him.

Patrick Bruel is already the subject of several investigations

Patrick Bruel, 67, is already the subject of four rape investigations in France and a judicial investigation in Belgium for sexual assault. The artist denies the allegations. which he is accused of and benefits, at this stage, from the presumption of innocence.

For its part, Flavie Flament filed a complaint Last week, she filed a rape complaint against Patrick Bruel. The television presenter accuses the singer of raping her in Paris in 1991, when she was 16 years old. She initially testified under a pseudonym in a Mediapart investigation before publicly revealing her identity. In an interview published Monday by Mediapart, Flavie Flament discussed a " absence " and "Total blackout" after having tea at the artist's home. His lawyer speaks of a possible "chemical submission scenario"Patrick Bruel, for his part, denied having drugged or raped the presenter.

A case that is widening

Since the initial revelations, nearly thirty women have accused Patrick Bruel of alleged sexist and sexual violence, ranging from sexual assault to rape. Some accusations relate to events that occurred between 1991 and 2019. The singer denies all the allegations. " constraint " ou " violence ". Two new complaints had already been filed in mid-May by two women, one for sexual assault, the other for attempted rape.

The issue of prescription in the background

One of the issues in this scandal could be the statute of limitations, as several of the alleged incidents date back decades. When questioned on this point, Ms. Corinne Herrmann stated that it was now necessary to demonstrate that the reported cases "hold up well" and may be held accountable by the justice system.

Patrick Bruel denies the accusations

Patrick Bruel spoke out on Sunday to deny the accusations. He claims he has not "never forced" a woman to have sexual relations and indicated that he did not intend to give up his artistic activities. His lawyers also dispute Flavie Flament's accusations, claiming that he did not force her into any sexual activity.