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French Court Sentences Ex-Ubisoft Executives Over Harassment Culture

The ruling imposing penal measures highlights mounting legal responsibility for MeToo-era workplace misconduct in gaming.

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Maude Beckers, a lawyer for the civil parties, hailed the decision as a victory against workplace harassment

Overview

  • The court handed Thomas François a three-year suspended prison term and €30,000 fine after convicting him of attempted sexual assault and fostering a culture of sexual and psychological abuse.
  • Serge Hascoët received an 18-month suspended sentence and €45,000 fine for psychological harassment and complicity in sexual misconduct as Ubisoft’s former chief creative officer.
  • Guillaume Patrux was given a 12-month suspended term and €10,000 fine for orchestrating harassment on a smaller scale as a former games director.
  • Following October 2023 arrests and months of hearings that began in March 2025, the court delivered its verdict on July 2, 2025.
  • Ubisoft, which launched internal investigations in 2020 after anonymous social-media testimonies, maintains reform measures but faces employee calls for deeper cultural change.