Nicholas Bedos, convicted of sexual assault, refuses to appeal

On October 22, Nicolas Bedos was sentenced to one year in prison, including six months of probation (and six months of being placed under an electronic bracelet) and an obligation to provide care in 2023 for sexually assaulting two women. On the other hand, the director was fired for sexual harassment in 2018 “because of the benefit of the doubt.”“.

Three months after his conviction, Nicholas Bedoss refuses to appeal “In order to calm downThis is what his lawyer, Maitre Julia Minkowski, said in a press release addressed to‘AFP This Wednesday, January 22nd. Thus, this decision makes his conviction final.

I Julia Minkowski adds:Having engaged in a process of introspection for two years, he hopes this withdrawal will allow each and everyone to move on and move on.“

A reminder of the facts

For reference, on June 21, 2023, the director of La Belle Époque was placed in police custody after a sexual assault complaint was filed against him. He was accused of sexually assaulting a 25-year-old young woman in a Parisian club.

the next day media party revealed that Nicolas Bedouis was the subject of a preliminary investigation for “rape” and “sexual assault” after reports from several women to the Paris prosecutor’s office.

The investigation began on July 5, 2023 after three separate complaints were filed. One of the applicants accuses the director of rape in 1999. Another, who has known Nicolas Bedos since he was a teenager, told Mediapart that he was sexually assaulted in August 2017. This is the statement from the Nicholas Bedos trial. After his arrest on June 21, which prompted the victims to file a complaint.