Pierre Palmade: a second police custody in progress in the investigation for child pornography

Europe 1 with AFP 4 p.m., February 24, 2023

A second person was placed in police custody as part of the investigation for possession of child pornography images targeting comedian Pierre Palmade, the Paris prosecutor's office said on Friday, requested by AFP.

A person had already been placed in police custody on Thursday as part of this investigation, which opened on Saturday after a report was made to the police.

"The decisions on the legal consequences of these two police custody measures are not known at this time," said the prosecution.

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“No element concerning the identities and the hearings of the detainees will be communicated in order to preserve the investigations in progress”, he added.

With Europe 1, a source close to the investigation indicates that the two people placed in police custody appear in the videos of the actor.

For the moment, the investigators do not yet know precisely if the content of what the comedian was watching was legal or not.

The author of the report heard at length

The author of the report was heard on Sunday for quite a long time by investigators from the Brigade for the Protection of Minors (BPM).

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.

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.

Palmade's hearing "envisaged"

"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 actor 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 cocaine. .

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The collision seriously injured three members of 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.

The Paris Court of Appeal will deliver its decision on Monday.