Accusation of rape against Gérald Darmanin: the complainant appeals the dismissal

The Minister of the Interior has never been indicted in this case. Sophie Patterson-Spatz, the woman who has accused Gérald Darmanin of rape since 2017, appealed Wednesday against the dismissal order signed Friday in favor of the Minister of the Interior, said his lawyer. “Far from any relentlessness or any revenge, Ms. Patterson simply wants to finally obtain justice and strongly contests the merits of this order. She has therefore instructed my cabinet to appeal, which was done today,” wrote Me Elodie Tuaillon-Hibon in a press release to AFP. “The order recognizes that Ms. Patterson is sincere and without malevolence. pitfalls from which too many complaints of rape in France still suffer today: sexist prejudice, rape culture or the grip of male domination”, continues Me Tuaillon-Hibon. “Courageously, she remains standing””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, most of the elements that she brought either” . “Determined and motivated, she wishes to repeat that she will go to 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 her but for all the victims, and she encourages all the plaintiffs who suffer this particular form of denial of justice to join their efforts to make a difference”, concludes Me Tuaillon-Hibon. Darmanin filed a complaint against the complainant The investigating judge responsible for investigating rape accusations made since 2017 by Sophie Patterson-Spatz signed her order of dismissal on Friday, in accordance with the January requisitions from the prosecution from Paris. This case could take many months to reach the Court of Appeal. In a comparable case, that of the dismissal order issued in favor of Luc Besson after accusations of rape by actress Sand Van Roy, six months had passed. Sophie Patterson, aged 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 reprehensible act can be reproached to 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.