In France, singer Patrick Bruel, the subject of several complaints from women accusing him of sexual assault and placed under formal investigation in four cases relating to alleged offences committed between 2008 and 2019, was released under judicial supervision after 48 hours in police custody.
The performer has also been granted assisted-witness status in four other cases.
"Formal charges against Mr Patrick Bruel were being considered in nine cases. In four of those cases, the investigating judges decided to place him under formal investigation. In another four, they decided to grant Mr Patrick Bruel assisted-witness status. As for the final case, the statute of limitations had expired, so it was not examined," his lawyer, Maître Fanny Colin, explained.
The liberties and detention judge at the Nanterre court did not follow the prosecution’s request that the singer be remanded in custody.
Under the terms of his judicial supervision, Patrick Bruel is not allowed to leave French territory. He is also banned from contacting the complainants and their relatives, from going to their homes or from visiting massage parlours. The artist must also prove he is undergoing psychological treatment and pay bail of 500 000 euros.
