The Court of Cassation validated on Wednesday the dismissal of the case in favor of Gérald Darmanin, by dismissing the appeal filed by Sophie Patterson-Spatz, who accused him of having raped her in 2009. After investigations closed three times and procedural disputes, Sophie Patterson Spatz obtained the appointment of an investigating judge in 2020.
The case was dismissed in his favor in 2022, confirmed on appeal the following year. The Minister of the Interior, who contests the accusations, was not indicted.