Overview

• Mathias Vicherat, former director of Sciences Po, and filmmaker Anissa Bonnefont were convicted of domestic violence by a Paris court and received suspended prison sentences of five and eight months, respectively.
• The court prohibited the former couple from contacting each other for three years, citing a toxic and dysfunctional relationship marked by repeated violent incidents in 2023.
• Bonnefont was found guilty of multiple instances of violence, including slapping Vicherat and causing psychological harm, while Vicherat was convicted of non-injurious violence through strangulation during a July 2023 altercation.
• Vicherat was acquitted of allegations related to a fractured wrist incident due to insufficient evidence, while Bonnefont admitted to certain violent acts but disputed others.
• Both legal teams expressed dissatisfaction with the verdict, with Vicherat's lawyers announcing an appeal and Bonnefont's counsel condemning the decision as unjust.