The owner of the pornographic site “Jacquie et Michel” was charged on Friday, June 17, with complicity in rape, and was brought under judicial control as part of an investigation into allegations of extortion in amateur porn. Arrested on Tuesday along with his wife and three other men, 64-year-old Michel Piron was charged with rape and complicity in human trafficking after 72 hours in police custody. He was remanded in custody and was subsequently released on bail pending trial, AFP said during a public hearing of the Liberation’s Detention Judge (JLD).
The other three men, the former actor’s two former directors, were also charged in the case with rape, complicity in rape, pimping in an organized gang, and human trafficking in an organized gang. One of them is being prosecuted for torture and complicity in a barbaric act of rape. Detention was chosen as a precautionary measure against him. Michel Piron’s wife, Araseli, was appointed interim assistant witness և and was released from prison in Paris on Friday.
In a press release, Me Nicolas Cellupica, the lawyer of the Arès group, which was headed by Michel Piron, the owner of the pornographic website, confirmed that Michel Piron is accused. “Facts that are disputed, about one complainant in 2013.. “The crime of pimping was not initiated against him.”He adds, announcing that Michel Piron has decided to leave the group during this procedure. “The Jacquie et Michel group acquires, distributes thousands of videos a year from independent producers, and deeply regrets that they have produced seven controversial scenes in the last 20 years.”he notes.
In July 2020, the prosecution launched an investigation, which was entrusted to the Paris Judicial Police following a report by Dare Feminism, Effrontés և The Nest Movement. These three associations passed on the testimonies of several actresses who claimed to have been forced “Sexual practice “Ordinary, painful” when they did not agree. This report was followed by a video on Conbin’s website in February “The ugly backstage of amateur porn pictures”, in which two women testified about this practice. in the investigative book entitled Judy, Lola, Sofyan և (Ed. Goutte d’Or, 2018), journalist Robin d’Angelo told about his penetration in the amateur porn industry, condemned the lack of repeated agreement, non-compliance with labor law.
The group, which announced a turnover of 15 million euros in 2016, according to the journalist, based its success on the purchase of amateur videos at low prices in France, before the gradual professionalization of production. Founded in 1999, the company now competes with one of the leaders in the porn industry, Dorcel.
Source: Le Figaro
