French prosecutors demand rape charges against film director

French prosecutors have requested that well-known arthouse film director Benoit Jacquot be charged with the rape of actresses Isild Le Besco and Julia Roy, the Paris prosecutor’s office told AFP news agency on Wednesday.

Jacquot, 77, was detained for questioning on Monday after actress Judith Godreche filed a complaint against him earlier this year for allegedly raping her during a relationship that began when she was a minor; other women subsequently made similar allegations.

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