Darius Rochebin withdraws from LCI and reacts to the investigation of "Time"

Darius Rochebin will not be on LCI next Monday -

“I am shocked by the malicious account published by the newspaper

, peppered with anonymous comments, and I absolutely deny it.

This Saturday, Darius Rochebin wanted to react to the article published against him by the Swiss daily the same morning.

In a long investigation, the LCI presenter and journalist is blamed for “inappropriate behavior” within the RTS channel, on which he worked for two decades.

“I have been a journalist and presenter for over 20 years.

I never made it a position of power.

I have also never exercised hierarchical authority, ”said Darius Rochebin in a statement from his lawyer sent to AFP.

Stating that he has "never been the subject of a complaint" and that he has "never had an unwanted or illicit relationship", the star of LCI indicates to examine the legal consequences that he could give following the publication of this survey.

TF1 and RTS react

The shock wave generated by the survey of the Swiss daily this Saturday morning had immediate consequences.

In a press release, the TF1 group (which includes the LCI channel on which Darius Rochebin works) announced that the journalist "wished to be released from the air for a few days to join his family and work with his counsel.

"

The RTS for its part said to have "read" the article.

"If the testimonies concerning the behavior of Darius Rochebin are confirmed, the RTS expresses its consternation and strongly condemns any breach or misconduct", says the channel, before ensuring that the cases brought to the attention of its management are "treated with diligence."

"The RTS will thus verify all the information appearing in this article", adds the chain, which will also "re-examine its internal processes" on this type of situation.

"The law of silence"

An employee quoted by

, "Aurore" (with a changed first name) states in particular that Darius Rochebin tried to kiss her by force in 2014. Rejected, he would have left without apologizing.

Another, “Clémence”, relates an episode dating back to 2006. “He approached me, I took him by the shoulder to give him a kiss, he grabbed my free hand and put it firmly down. on his genitals.

Eleven years later, in the midst of the #MeToo wave, in 2017, she had spoken to a supervisor, but was not beyond.

The Le

article

also claims that Darius Rochebin had been ambiguous or urgent with young men who had worked with him.

He would also have "used false identities created from scratch to come into contact with both colleagues and strangers" on social networks.

however, quotes a lawyer who specifies that for the time being identity theft does not appear in the Swiss Criminal Code.

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