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Ex-Ubisoft Bosses Go on Trial in France Over Harassment and Bullying

It follows a 2020 internal inquiry into widespread misconduct that led to multiple senior departures.

Overview

  • The trial opened on June 2 in Bobigny and is set to run through June 6 after a March postponement over late document delivery.
  • Serge Hascoët is charged with sexual harassment and accused of racist taunts toward a Muslim employee during Ramadan.
  • Tommy François faces allegations of forced humiliations, including ordering a headstand in a skirt and tying an employee to a chair.
  • Guillaume Patrux is accused of psychological abuse such as punching walls, miming attacks and cracking a whip near colleagues’ faces.
  • All three defendants deny the charges in what prosecutors describe as the first major MeToo-era court case in the video game industry.