The Court of Cassation rejected on Wednesday February 14 the appeal filed by Sophie Patterson-Spatz. She accuses Gérald Darmanin of having raped her in 2009.
After investigations closed three times and procedural disputes, she obtained the appointment of an investigating judge in 2020. The magistrate dismissed the case in his favor in 2022, confirmed on appeal the following year. The Minister of the Interior had claimed during the procedure to have “given in to the charms” of an “enterprising” complainant.