Accusation of rape against Gérald Darmanin: the complainant appeals the dismissal – Le Figaro

A dismissal order was signed on Friday in favor of the Minister of the Interior accused of rape since 2017. Sophie Patterson-Spatz, the woman who has accused Gérald Darmanin of rape since 2017, appealed the dismissal order on Wednesday. -place signed Friday in favor of the Minister of the Interior, his lawyer told AFP. “Far from any relentlessness or any revenge, Sophie Patterson simply wants to finally obtain justice and strongly contests the merits of this order. She therefore instructed my firm to appeal, which was done today, ”wrote Me Elodie Tuaillon-Hibon in a press release to AFP. “Denial of justice” “The order recognizes that Sophie Patterson is sincere and without malice. However, this procedure has of course suffered from the many pitfalls from which too many rape complaints still suffer in France today: sexist prejudices, rape culture or the grip of male domination, ”continues Me Tuaillon-Hibon. “She also suffered from a totally exculpatory instruction in favor of a Minister of the Interior in office at the time of the procedure”, adds the council, “the word of Mrs. was not taken seriously enough, neither did most of the elements she provided”. “Determined and motivated, she insists on repeating that she will go as far as the European Court of Human Rights if necessary, since her country, France , has obviously not decided to comply with European law”, continues the press release. “Courageously, she remains standing, not only for herself but for all the victims, and she encourages all complainants who suffer this particular form of denial of justice to unite their efforts to make things change,” concludes Me Tuaillon-Hibon. . The investigating judge responsible for investigating rape charges made since 2017 by Sophie Patterson-Spatz signed her dismissal order on Friday, in accordance with the January requisitions from the Paris prosecutor’s office. To read also Charges of “rape”: Gérald Darmanin confronted for nine hours with the complainant This file could take many months before arriving at the Court of Appeal. In a comparable case, that of the dismissal order pronounced in favor of Luc Besson after accusations of rape by the actress Sand Van Roy, six months had passed. Sophie Patterson, 50, accuses the tenant of Beauvau of rape, sexual harassment and breach of trust, for facts which would have occurred in Paris in 2009. “For the fourth time in five years, justice affirms that no act reprehensible cannot be blamed on Gérald Darmanin”, welcomed Monday the announcement of the dismissal of the minister’s lawyers, Me Mathias Chichportich and Pierre-Olivier Sur. The minister filed a complaint for slanderous denunciation. This complaint “follows its course”, according to the lawyers. SEE ALSO – Feminist mobilization against Gérald Darmanin and Damien Abad in Paris