Overview

• An investigating judge referred the former TF1 and radio host to the Paris correctional court, which set a December 9, 2025 hearing.
• He is accused of biting a colleague’s buttocks through her jeans in 2015 at NRJ-group studios after allegedly pinning her to the floor, with a second episode reported weeks later in front of witnesses.
• The complainant, Caroline Barel, photographed a hematoma and testified this year before a National Assembly commission as former coworkers described similar behavior.
• If convicted of sexual assault, he faces up to five years in prison and a €75,000 fine.
• Cerutti’s lawyer denies any sexual intent and portrays the conduct as workplace ambiance, while moral-harassment cases against Chérie FM and producer Vincent Soulet ended in non-lieu.