Overview

• Gilbert Rozon testified in Montreal Superior Court on June 30, 2025, denying sexual assault allegations made by his former partner, Véronique Moreau, and her sister, Sophie Moreau.
• Véronique Moreau recounted that Rozon raped her during their relationship in the 1990s, which he maintains was always consensual and that she was the love of his life.
• Sophie Moreau testified that Rozon attempted to kiss her and touched her inappropriately on several occasions beginning when she was 15, accusations he also refuted on the stand.
• The civil action involves nine women seeking nearly $14 million in damages for alleged assaults spanning the 1980s and 1990s after a 2020 appeal converted a class-action into individual lawsuits.
• Rozon resigned from Just for Laughs in 2017 amid the initial allegations, saw a reported $30 million capital outflow from the festival, and was acquitted of related criminal charges in 2020.