Moroccans accuse French tycoon Jacques Bouthier of sexual harassment
A number of the girls spoke about their allegations at a press convention in Tangier4 girls in Morocco have filed complaints of sexual harassment in opposition to French insurance coverage tycoon Jacques Bouthier.Now aged between 26 and 28, they'd been employed by his agency in Tangier.The ladies mentioned they'd been sacked after refusing to provide …
A number of the girls spoke about their allegations at a press convention in Tangier
4 girls in Morocco have filed complaints of sexual harassment in opposition to French insurance coverage tycoon Jacques Bouthier.
Now aged between 26 and 28, they’d been employed by his agency in Tangier.
The ladies mentioned they’d been sacked after refusing to provide in to harassment and intimidation.
The 75-year-old is below formal investigation in France for raping a minor and trafficking. He reportedly says he’s the sufferer of blackmail.
Thought of to be certainly one of France’s richest males, Mr Bouthier resigned as CEO of insurance coverage brokers Vilavi, previously often called Assu 2000, final month.
On Friday, the Moroccan Affiliation for the Rights of Victims held a information convention concerning the allegations alleged to have occurred in Tangier between 2018 till April 2022.
A few of Mr Bouthier’s alleged victims appeared, sporting face masks and darkish glasses to cover their identities, to inform journalists about their experiences.
“He requested to sleep with me and after I mentioned no, he requested me to introduce him to a sister, a feminine cousin or a pal, saying he would give me a pleasant current in change,” one is quoted by AFP information company as saying.
The ladies additionally accused different French and Moroccan executives of involvement.
“Jacques on his personal isn’t scary, however together with his accomplices, above all in Tangier, that is when he is scary. So that they began to harass me morally, actual harassment as soon as once more, they pushed me to resign,” one other mentioned.
French police suspect the businessman of holding as much as seven youngsters in a flat over a variety of years.
The French investigation started earlier this 12 months when a 22-year-old lady went to a police station within the capital, Paris, saying she had been held captive by him for 5 years – compelled to supply intercourse in return for meals and lodging.