Judicial information has been opened and entrusted to an investigating judge in Blois after two complaints against X for rape in 2018, in which the name of reality star Illan Castronovo appears, we learned on Thursday from the plaintiffs’ lawyer.
The two complaints against X with a civil action were filed by two young women, from Loir-et-Cher and aged 18 and 20 at the time of the events, Maître Arié Alimi said.
Confirming that she had received the complaints, the Blois prosecutor Charlotte Beluet indicated that she had seized an investigating judge in her introductory accusation.
According to elements of the complaints consulted by AFP, the two young women were attending a party at a nightclub in Fougères-sur-Bièvres (Loir-et-Cher), when they lost consciousness after drinking a drink offered by Ilan Castronovo.
mysterious blackouts
The younger of the two women said she was awakened by the light of a phone being pointed in her direction, held by another reality TV personality, Julien Bert. According to the complaint, she then had her pants down facing away from Ilan Castronovo, who also had his pants down.
The second young woman said that she came down from the shelters of the establishment without any memory, after a moment with Julien Bert and Ilan Castronovo. Her body then presented many bruises and she was missing the sanitary tampon.
“Sexual violence is fought simultaneously on the political, media and judicial fronts. The world of reality shows and influencers cannot escape given their important social resonance,” Maître Arié Alimi reacted to AFP.
Ilan Castronovo has already been accused multiple times, including of sexual assault and harassment, by at least five other reality show candidates.
In Nice, a preliminary investigation was opened in December 2021 following a report by a former candidate who, according to his lawyer, accuses Illan Castronovo “of rape and sexual assault” against a third party.
Source: BFM TV
