Five former Ubisoft executives have been arrested in the wake of a sweeping systemic sexual violence investigation that began in 2021, according to French newspaper Libération. Among those arrested are former chief creative officer Serge Hascoët and former vice president of editorial and creative services Tommy François. Three were arrested on Oct 3, and two were arrested on Oct. 4, the newspaper reports.
Maude Beckers, the lawyer for the plaintiffs, told Libération she has never seen an investigation of this scope into systemic sexual violence, and claims the company appeared to have turned into a big “playground” and that those working there had a “schoolboyish atmosphere” imposed on them. “HR knew all about this and systematically hushed things up. What’s unique in this case is the complicity of the company’s white-collar workers,” Beckers said.
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