Authorities in France brought in Tommy Francois, Serge Hascoët, and three others for questioning this week.
The French newspaper Libération first reported the news. Maude Beckers, an attorney representing some of the Ubisoft employees who made the harassment allegations, told WIRED that the detainment and questioning of Francois, Hascoët, and others shows prosecutors are “taking this matter very seriously.” It’s “a strong signal that harassment and gender-based and sexual violence in the workplace are serious offenses,” she added.
In the summer of 2020, after developers began speaking on Twitter alleging experiences of abuse and assault, reports surfaced those claims of a rampant culture of harassment within Ubisoft, leading to a chain of high-profile suspensions, firings, and departures. Maxime Béland, the company’s cofounder, was accused of choking a female employee during a work party; Béland was suspended and later resigned, as did Hascoët. Business Insider reported that Ubisoft fired Francois in 2020.
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