Actress Sand Van Roy filed a judicial appeal after prosecutors dismissed charges earlier this year.
A French court has reopened the investigation of rape charges against Luc Besson, following an appeal by the plaintiff,Belgian-Dutch actress Sand Van Roy had originally filed a complaint in May 2018 accusing thedirector of raping her at a Paris hotel. Besson was not questioned until months later, on Oct. 2 and Dec. 11, 2018. Prosecutors had dropped the case inThe court has now ordered a new investigation to be opened after Van Roy filed a judicial case.
Following Van Roy's initial complaint, eight additional women came forward saying they had been assaulted or harassed by the director over the years. Besson's EuropaCorp has struggled in the wake of the charges.
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