Europe 1 with AFP 7:49 p.m., February 23, 2023
The Paris prosecutor's office said on Thursday that a person was taken into police custody as part of the investigation for possession of child pornography images targeting comedian Pierre Palmade.
This "is likely to be extended", added the prosecution.
A person has been placed in police custody as part of the investigation for possession of child pornography images targeting comedian Pierre Palmade, the Paris prosecutor's office told AFP on Thursday.
"A police custody is in progress within the framework of the investigation carried out by the brigade for the protection of minors (BPM)", specified the parquet floor, without giving details on the identity of the person heard.
This police custody "is likely to be extended and no other information can be communicated so as not to harm the continuation of the investigations", added the prosecution.
The comedian's home searched earlier this week
An investigation into the possession of child pornography images targeting Pierre Palmade was opened on Saturday after a report was made to the police.
The author of this report was heard on Sunday for quite a long time by BPM investigators.
The Parisian home of Pierre Palmade and his house located in Cély-en-Bière in Seine-et-Marne were searched on Sunday and Monday.
Computer equipment was seized there.
>> READ ALSO
- Pierre Palmade: a famous singer accused of "shooting the ambulance" and "wanting to lynch" the comedian
A second man was heard Tuesday as a witness.
A source close to the case said that this man claimed to have a video showing Pierre Palmade viewing a child pornography video.
According to another source, this witness lives in Bordeaux.
He handed BPM investigators video material that was to be exploited, the prosecution said.
No details on Palmade's state of health
"Depending on the information collected, the hearing of Pierre Palmade could be considered," added the prosecution, refusing to communicate on the state of health of the comedian.
In addition, the 54-year-old comedian was indicted in Melun for homicide and involuntary injuries after the serious road accident he caused on February 10 in Seine-et-Marne, under the influence of the cocaine.
The collision left three seriously injured in the same family: a man, his six-year-old son and his pregnant sister-in-law, who lost her baby.
Pierre Palmade was placed under house arrest at the hospital, in an addiction service, under an electronic bracelet.
The Melun public prosecutor's office, which had requested temporary detention, appealed against this decision of the judge of freedoms and detention.
This appeal will be examined on Friday by the investigating chamber of the Paris Court of Appeal.