French Directors Benoit Jacquot, Jacques Doillon Questioned by Police Over Rape, Sexual Assault Accusations by Judith Godreche

French directors Benoit Jacquot (“Farewell, My Queen”) and Jacques Doillon (“The Little Gangster”) were summoned by police on July 1 for questioning in connection with complaints filed by actor Judith Godreche on Feb. 8. The two directors were taken in custody by the Juvenile Protection Brigade, according to the AFP. Godrèche lodged a rape complaint against Jacquot and accused him of “predation” and “violent rape of a minor under 15 years old committed by a person in authority.” She met Jacquot in 1986, when she was 14 years old (the...