Overview

• The trial opened on June 2 after a March hearing was postponed when a batch of investigation files arrived late, including over a hundred pages recovered just before proceedings began.
• Serge Hascoët faces charges of sexual and moral harassment and is accused of making sexist and racist remarks, including questioning a Muslim employee’s adherence to extremist ideology.
• Thomas François is accused of screening pornographic films in open office spaces, forcing employees into demeaning stunts and attempting a non-consensual kiss at a company event.
• Guillaume Patrux, former game director, is charged solely with moral harassment amid testimony of persistent humiliation and demeaning treatment of staff.
• The case traces back to 2020 Twitter testimonies and Libération and Numérama investigations, and many witnesses initially refrained from filing complaints out of fear of industry backlash.