Acclaimed French film director Luc Besson may be let off a rape case brought against him by by an actress as the Paris prosecutor’s office on Friday sought the dismissal of the case.
AFP learned from a judicial source that the fate of the French film director famed for films such as “Subway”, “The Big Blue” and “Nikita”, will be decided by an investigating judge in charge of the case.
The 62-year-old has never been charged but was given the status of assisted witness under the French legal system, which falls short of being formally charged.
Besson’s lawyer Thierry Marembert told AFP that a ruling by the judge there was no case to answer would be “consistent with the reality of the case and the investigation”.
He said his client had always denied any wrongdoing and wanted to close this chapter of his life and “resume a normal life”.
Belgian-Dutch actress Sand Van Roy had filed a rape complaint on May 18, 2018 against the influential French producer and director, a day after a meeting with him in Paris.
