The owner of the pornographic site “Jacquie et Michel”, Michel Piron, was indicted on Friday in France for complicity in rape and human trafficking in an organized gang, and placed under judicial control, AFP learned during a a public hearing.
Three other men – a former actor and two former directors – have also been indicted in this case, for rape, complicity in rape, pimping in an organized gang and human trafficking in an organized gang.
One of them, placed in pre-trial detention, is also being prosecuted for complicity in rape with an act of torture and barbarism.
The wife of Mr. Piron, arrested at the same time as her husband on Tuesday, was placed under the intermediate status of assisted witness and emerged free from the Paris court.
In a press release, Me Nicolas Cellupica, lawyer for the Arès group, chaired by Mr. Piron and owner of the pornographic site, affirmed that Mr. Piron was accused of “facts – disputed – concerning a single complainant, in 2013”.
“The Jacquie et Michel group acquires and distributes thousands of videos a year produced by independent producers and deeply regrets that 7 contentious scenes have been shot among them, over the last 20 years”, he underlines.
In July 2020, the prosecution opened an investigation entrusted to the Paris judicial police, after a report sent by Dare feminism, the Effronté-es and the movement of the Nest.
These three associations relayed the testimonies of several actresses who claimed to have been forced into “”non-standard and painful” sexual practices” when they were not consenting.
This report followed the broadcast in February by the Konbini site of a video entitled “the sordid backstage of amateur porn”, in which two women testified to these practices.
In a book-investigation entitled “Judy, Lola, Sofia and me” (Ed. Goutte d’Or, 2018), journalist Robin d’Angelo recounted his infiltration into the amateur porn industry and denounced the recurring absence of consent and non-compliance with labor law.
The group, which announced a turnover of 15 million euros in 2016, according to the journalist, based its success on the purchase of amateur videos at low prices in France, before gradually professionalizing its production.
The company founded in 1999 now competes with Dorcel, one of the leaders in the pornographic industry
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