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British journalist seeks to reopen prone in model boss assault case

A British reporter has asked a French magistrate to examine lifting a statute of limitations to secure a prosecution against a French fashion boss she accuses of assault, a source close to the case said Tuesday. Former BBC investigative reporter Lisa Brinkworth in 2020 filed a complaint against Gerald Marie, the former European boss of the Elite...

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Former models call out French fashion boss in 'haunting' recounts

After keeping silent for years, more than a dozen women hope their harrowing testimonies will spur prosecutors to pursue a pillar of the French fashion industry, accused of abusing young models with widely known impunity over dozens of years. "It's haunted me for 20 years," Lisa Brinkworth, a former BBC journalist, told AFP of her encounter with...

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French probe into child rape claims against Elite Models ex-boss

French prosecutors said Monday that they had opened an investigation against Gerald Marie, former European boss of the Elite Models agency, on allegations of rape, including of a minor. The probe into the ex-husband of supermodel Linda Evangelista follows a complaint from a former BBC journalist and claims of abuse by three ex-models, the Paris...