Wednesday 20 July the Council of Ministers voted the renewal of Dominique Boutonnat to the direction of National Center for Cinema and the Moving Image (CNC). His appointment comes when the 52-year-old producer is sued for sexual assault on his godson.
Accused of sexual assault by his godson
In October 2020, Dominique Boutonnat’s godson filed a complaint for sexual violence. At the age of 22, the complainant recounted events that allegedly took place in August 2020 during a holiday in Greece. Dominique Boutonnat’s lawyer stated that the latter “firmly disputes all the facts”. The director of the CNC has been indicted February 2021.
July 18 the collective 50/50 has published a letter addressed to the new Minister of Culture, Rima Abdul Malak. The association reminded the minister of the need to propose a name other than that of Dominique Boutonnant, qualifying “impossible” its renewal. The collective yes detailed at each stage of the case until March 31, 2022, date on which the court asked for the sentence of the president of the CNC.
“While we wait for justice to be done, we know that you will obviously be committed to preserving institutions, protecting republican symbols and supporting the victims who, all over the world, are making their voices heard with great courage. “
Collective 50/50
Supported by the Minister of Culture
The Minister of Culture had been questioned about Dominique Boutonnat in an interview with Parisian released on June 20. Faced with the accusations that weigh on the director of the CNC, she replied that the latter had been able to cope with the Covid crisis :
“He is indicted, not convicted. The presumption of innocence prevails. He will be up to the courts to decide.
He is the head of a CNC that has dealt with the crisis and which, moreover, has been a pioneer in the fight against sexual and gender-based violence. “
In October 2020, in the wake of #metoo, the CNC had implemented a policy of prevention against gender and sexual violence. From 1uh January 2021, They they must follow cinema, audiovisual and video game employers specific training to take advantage of the CNC assistance.
“It’s still a bit weird to have a CNC boss accused of sexual assault who asks the whole profession to undergo such training “, commented an operator interviewed by The world.
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Source: Madmoizelle
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