The actor and director Nicolas Bedos was sentenced Tuesday in Paris to one year in prison, including six months suspended probation, and to an obligation of care for sexual assaults on two women in 2023. Mr. Bedos, who was absent during the deliberations, was, however, acquitted “for the benefit of the doubt” by the criminal court for acts of sexual harassment in 2018.
His lawyer, Me Julia Minkowski, announced that Nicolas Bedos would appeal this judgment. “There are no questions to ask: we will immediately appeal against this unfair judgment on which I call on everyone to reflect“, she told the press after the deliberations.
At the end of the debates on September 26, the public prosecutor requested a one-year suspended prison sentence as well as an obligation of care. During the hearing, Nicolas Bedos denied being “a sexual aggressor” but admitted to alcohol problems and “heavy friendliness” when drunk.
“I don’t remember anything, it’s a blackout,” the defendant declared on numerous occasions, while vigorously denying having engaged in inappropriate behavior.
