The president of major French film org CNC (National Cinema Center), Dominique Boutonnat, is being held in police custody on charges of sexual assault and attempted rape.The French news channel BFM TV and AFP are reporting that the allegation stems from Boutonnat’s 22-year-old godson (no relation by blood).
The latter filed a complaint on October 7 alleging the incident took place in August 2020 while on vacation in GreeceBoutonnat’s lawyer Emmanuel Marsigny told AFP that the exec, 51, is denying the accusations: “Dominique Boutonnat denies having committed any offense whatsoever, he is completely serene about the outcome of this procedure.”Boutonnat has been presiding over the CNC since July 2019.
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