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Versailles Prosecutors Open Probe Into Chef Jean Imbert After Ex-Partner’s Complaint

The step follows Lila Salet’s filing, testing how France’s limitation rules apply to decade-old allegations.

Overview

  • The Versailles prosecutor opened an investigation for alleged domestic violence dating to 2012–2013, despite defense claims that no inquiry should proceed.
  • Complainant Lila Salet alleges recurring slaps and a sequestration in a hotel, details contained in a filing consulted by AFP.
  • French law generally prescribes domestic-violence offenses after six years, while sequestration carries a twenty-year limit, allowing potential judicial follow-up.
  • Jean Imbert denies the accusations, and his lawyers dispute the accounts, challenge the timeline of events, and say they may take legal action.
  • Alexandra Rosenfeld recently identified herself as an accuser and shared a radiograph of a broken nose, a disclosure Salet says prompted her renewed complaint.