French prosecutors ask for rape charges against film director Benoît Jacquot

Actors Isild Le Besco and Julia Roy filed complaints for alleged attacks dating back to the late 90s

French prosecutors have requested film director Benoît Jacquot be charged with raping actors Isild Le Besco and Julia Roy, the Paris prosecutor’s office told AFP on Wednesday.

Jacquot, 77, was held for questioning on Monday after actor Judith Godrèche, 52, filed a complaint against him this year for allegedly raping her during a relationship of several years that started when she was 14.