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France’s President of National Film Board, Dominique Boutonnat, to Stand Trial for Alleged Sexual Assault in June
Dominique Boutonnat, the president of France's most powerful film institution, will stand trial for an alleged sexual assault in June.
It took over two years for the Nanterre Court to set a start date for the trial, which will kick off after the upcoming edition of the Cannes Film Festival. Four years ago, Boutonnat played a role in the creation of a nationwide sexual harassment prevention program, which requires every producer in the film and TV sector to complete training to be eligible for public funding. In the wake of the hearing, the president of the Senate and other political figures wrote to the current culture minister, Rachida Dati, to demand that Boutonnat step down.
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