“I feel heard”: Judith Godrèche reacts to the indictment of Benoît Jacquot

This Wednesday, July 3, 2024, the Paris prosecutor’s office decided to indict Benoit Jacquot for rape, following complaints from Isild Le Besco and Julia Roy. Judith Godrèche, who also filed a complaint for statute-barred facts, reacted on Instagram.

“For some time now I have been speaking, I speak, but I can’t hear you or barely. Where are you ?” It seems that Judith Godrèche’s statements have tipped the balance in favor of victims of sexist and sexual violence. The actress had denounced last February rapes committed when she was only 15 years old. It was at the police station that she filed a complaint against Benoit Jacquot, before reporting similar facts with Jacques Doillon. End the silence helped other victims to speak out. Isild Le Besco and Julia Roy have also reported similar incidents.

“Benoît raped me, it’s obvious. I don’t want to confront these dusty institutions, designed and governed by men, again. […] It’s already so trying to write. To name. To face one’s pain.“, explained Isild Le Besco at the time. However, justice seems to want to shed light on this affair.

“Let the law take hold of him who made his law over us”

This Wednesday, July 3, 2024, two days after Benoît Jacquot and Jacques Doillon were taken into police custody, the Paris prosecutor’s office made a major decision: to indict Benoît Jacquot. For “spousal rape“, “sexual assault by spouse” And “willful violence without temporary interruption of work“ on Julia Roy. He is also indicted for “rape of a minor” on Isild Le BescoUnder judicial supervision, the 77-year-old director was also presented to an investigating judge.

A situation that has caused a strong reaction. Judith Godrèche, who was the first to denounce the facts, spoke out on Instagram. In her story, she expressed her relief regarding the “non-prescribed” complaints of her two colleagues.The period I denounced is prescribed. But I feel heard through this decision. Nothing is erased. Nothing is repaired. May the law seize the one who made his law on us”, she wrote, thinking of all the victims. Regarding Jacques Doillon, who is not affected by the indictment, she said she would “his breath”.