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Prosecutors in Paris have launched a preliminary investigation into a rape charge against Gerard Marie, the former director of the Elite modeling agency in Europe, following the allegations of four women.
The investigation concerns the charges of “rape and sexual assault” and “rape and sexual assault of a minor,” according to the prosecutor’s office. ΤThe crimes reported by the four women occurred between 1980 and 1998 and may be prohibited by law.
Geral Marie, the current director of the management modeling agency Oui, was the historical director of Elite Europe. The world’s leading modeling agency was founded in 1971 in Paris by John Casablanca and Allen Kittler.. Among other things, she promoted big names on the runway, including Naomi Campbell, Claudia Seifer, Cindy Crawford and Linda Evangelista, who was Marie’s wife for a time.
Last Friday, The “20 minutes” website revealed that a sexual assault lawsuit has been filed and three reports of rape have been made.
Former BBC journalist Lisa Brinkworth also claims that on the night of October 5-6, 1998, Gerard Marie, who was accompanying her to a club, climbed on her while she was sitting on a chair and “pressed her genitals against his abdomen. of “. The journalist posed as a model to work in the fashion industry and report on the topic of “indecent sexual conduct.” of some agendas, in the context of a documentary that caused a scandal at the time.
After the screening of the documentary, the Elite agency announced the resignation of two of its executives, one of whom was Geral Marie. A few days later, however, he reinstated them and sued the BBC and its host, Donald McIntyre, for defamation.
The case appears to be prohibited by law, but Anne-Claire Lezen, the former journalist’s lawyer, recalled that there was an agreement has been reached between the BBC and Elite – following the latter’s demand – in which Brinkworth was forbidden to speak about the attack. This can invalidate the statute of limitations, he explained.
In addition to the former journalist, three former models also accuse Marie of rape. American Jill Dodd said she was raped in 1980, when she was 19 years old. Another American, Carrie Sutton, spoke of “countless” rapes in 1986 when she was still a minor, 17 years old. Emba Carlson from Sweden, now 51, has complained that Marie raped her in 1990. All of these cases are prohibited by law.
Speaking to the Sunday Times on Sunday, Marie “categorically denied” the allegations.
“I hope this investigation allows others to find the courage to speak up.” It is an encouraging first step and a relief for the victims, “said attorney Anne Claire Lezen.
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