Overview
- Two new complaints were filed on Friday 12 June at the Nanterre prosecutor’s office, one alleging an attempted rape in October 2007 and one alleging a rape in May 2012.
- The 2007 complaint was brought by a woman identified as Amandine, who says the incident occurred in La Réunion and who previously testified in Mediapart’s reporting.
- Judges had already placed Bruel under formal investigation on 10 June in four separate matters and have joined additional procedures covering alleged offences involving 13 other women from 1992–2008.
- Bruel denies all accusations, remains free under judicial supervision, and his lawyers say he will respond to any new questions as the inquiry continues.
- Plaintiffs’ lawyers say more complaints and testimonies are likely and judges must now sort evidentiary links and whether older allegations are time‑barred, a process that could change which cases proceed.