Actor Francis Renaud placed in pre-trial detention for rape

It is for “rape, harassment and violence” that the actor, director and screenwriter Francis Renaud was indicted and placed in pre-trial detention, after a complaint from his ex-partner, we learned this Thursday from the Evreux public prosecutor's office, confirming information from France Info.

Francis Renaud was taken into police custody Monday afternoon following this complaint, AFP learned from a source close to the case.

The former partner indicated "that she had been forced to have sexual relations in her presence with other men for a dozen years", according to the same source, "part of the events would have happened in Vernon, where Francis Renaud resides, and in other places in France".

Évreux public prosecutor Rémi Coutin confirmed to AFP on Thursday the placement in pre-trial detention of Mr. Renaud, as part of an investigation carried out by the Organized and Specialized Crime Division (DCOS) of Rouen.

Francis Renaud, 59, has played in numerous films by Olivier Marchal (“36 quai des Orfèvres”, “Les Lyonnais” and “Bronx”) but also in TV films such as “Zodiaque” or “L’Affaire Villemin”.

In 2024, Francis Renaud filed a complaint for sexual harassment against the film director André Téchiné. He had also filed a complaint against casting director Gérard Moulevrier for sexual assault, and against X for death threats.

The Évreux prosecutor called at the time for “greater caution” considering that the accusations against André Téchiné did not appear “likely to be qualified as sexual harassment” and that the complaint against Mr. Molevrier concerned “prescribed” facts. Three months after the opening of the investigation, the Paris prosecutor's office closed the case for prescription.