Host Jean-Marc Morandini sent to trial for "sexual harassment" and "hidden work"

Europe 1 with AFP 5:19 pm, January 3, 2022

In an order dated December 23, the investigating judge in charge of the investigations ordered the dismissal of the television host, Jean-Marc Morandini, to the Paris Criminal Court for "sexual harassment" against a plaintiff, and that of his production company "Do not Zap! Production" for "covert work" with regard to five plaintiffs.

Also sued for "sexual harassment" against four other complainants, the magistrate in charge of the case, however, ordered dismissals.

"There had been classification without action of five complaints, there is a dismissal for 4 of the 5", underlined Me Céline Lasek, lawyer of the host.

Regarding the fifth, "Mr. Morandini will demonstrate that he did not commit harassment in court," she added.

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Complaints from five actors

In July 2016 in

, two young actors accused Jean-Marc Morandini, now 56 years old, of having taken advantage of the castings carried out for an erotic web-series called "Les Faucons" to encourage them to show off naked. According to their testimony, a person posing as "Catherine Leclerc" - in reality Mr. Morandini under a pseudonym - had urged them by email to send videos of themselves naked and scenes of masturbation. In total, five actors had lodged a complaint for "sexual harassment". They had also denounced facts of "hidden work", the production company not having declared the actors to social organizations.

Involved in another case for "corruption of minors"

Seized of this complaint, the Paris public prosecutor's office had closed its investigation in December 2016. But the plaintiffs had obtained in 2018 the resumption of the investigations by an investigating judge.

In another case, Mr. Morandini, host on CNews and NRJ12, was referred in July 2020 to the criminal court for "corruption of a minor" with regard to two plaintiffs.