The case had arisen in February, after a complaint for rape of the French writer Florence Porcel.

Seven other complaints and 23 testimonies then targeted the former star presenter of the TF1 newspaper, nicknamed in France "PPDA".

At the end of June, after four months of investigation, the justice dismissed the investigation because of "prescription" or "insufficient evidence" concerning accusations contested by PPDA.

But the case returned to the forefront on Tuesday, with the publication in the daily Liberation of detailed testimonies of eight women, including seven speaking with their faces uncovered, who decided to respond to the former star of the newspaper of the 90s. and 2000, after a controversial interview with him.

In this program, broadcast in March, the journalist now 73 years old, questioned about the accusations against him, had mentioned "little kisses on the neck, sometimes little compliments or sometimes charm or seduction".

“This behavior is no longer accepted today by the younger generations or by a certain number of younger generations. If you want my opinion, I regret it. I may have flirted with but I never did heavy dredge ", he continued.

Among the co-founders of the association, which will be born in the coming days, the former presenter of JT, Hélène Devynck, Cécile Thimoreau, former journalist at TF1 and Muriel Reus, former executive of TF1.

"We want to provide listening, protection and support, especially legal if necessary," columnist on the RMC channel Emmanuelle Dancourt, another co-founder of the structure known until now, explained to AFP on Wednesday. name #MeTooMedias.

"We want an association open to all, not just women" and that it covers "the media in a broad way", she specifies.

The structure is also designed as "an umbrella so that non-prescribed victims of Patrick Poivre d'Arvor finally dare to come out of the woods", adds the journalist, specifying that lawyers are also associated with the initiative.

According to Liberation, the writer Florence Porcel intends to file a new complaint with the constitution of civil party, for non-prescribed facts.

This approach could lead to the opening of a judicial investigation, entrusted to an investigating judge.

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