Frank Vercruyssen, convicted of voyeurism, might be lively once more with the Stan theater firm subsequent season

The details return to 2019. Throughout the efficiency After the rehearsal Frank Vercruyssen was mysterious nude footage fabricated from French actress Georgia Scalliet (38). He had left his smartphone, geared up with a particular app, in her dressing room. Shortly after the incident, Scalliet had already reached a settlement with Stan, nevertheless it nonetheless led to a lawsuit. Throughout the trial, Vercruyssen didn’t deny the reality, however he stated that he was “extremely in love” with the lady for years. He additionally expressed remorse.

Antwerp’s legal courtroom discovered Vercruyssen responsible, however confirmed him favor suspension, partly as a result of he has been in voluntary remedy for years. For Stan, the corporate Vercruyssen co-founded in 1989, that is now sufficient to convey him again on board firstly of the brand new theater season in September. Since a authorized investigation in 2022, the actor has now not appeared within the firm’s performances and has been faraway from the payroll for some time.

Vercruyssen resumes his position as artwork director, together with Jolente De Keersmaeker and Damiaan De Schrijver. “At first this might be behind the scenes and Vercruyssen might be concerned in, amongst different issues, the interpretation of texts,” stated Jolente De Keersmaeker on the telephone. “We wish to provide live shows by which he performs once more from the 2025-2026 season. It’s a gradual therapeutic course of for all of us. After every part that occurred, Frank does not really feel the necessity to leap on stage straight away. It is also a small position, solely 2 months a yr.”

The professional forma firm is not going to stop Vercruyssen from working with younger actresses. “However now we have taken our precautions,” says De Keersmaeker. “We have had a secret adviser for a while now to forestall issues at rehearsals. Now we have been strict however honest in the direction of Frank. Everybody deserves a second probability.”