According to the Paris prosecutor's office, Alexandre Jollien, a Swiss writer and philosopher, is under investigation in Paris. He was accused of a June 2021 complaint regarding sexual assault and exhibition. The prosecution said that an investigation was underway and had been entrusted by the 5th arrondissement police station in Paris.
Philippe Guillemard, Philippe's lawyer, stated that the 46-year-old philosopher with cerebral palsy is severely handicapped and needs "help" every day in his professional and daily life.
In a written exchange with Le Parisien, his client stated that he had never imposed any sexual restrictions on anyone.
The newspaper's columns feature a former trainee at the publishing house Les Arenes who accuses him, in the column, of having sexually abused him in a Paris hotel room during work sessions during the summer 2015.
His story states that Alexandre Jollien also asked him for a massage. He would have accepted it and was willing to change his clothes several times.
Le Parisien quoted the writer as saying that he had once been naked in front the trainee in the presence other collaborators during a work session. He claimed that he had spoken about it in the publishing house, but didn't file a complaint.
Alexandre Jollien is not to blame for his desire. (...) I felt harassed every day, "said the young man. Me Guillemard stated that he felt "the timing is not spontaneous: there is a desire for harm."
"People who have met him know that it is kindness. (The facts are denounced) Are in complete contradiction to who he really is and what he was capable of expressing through his writings. He is concerned about others and respects the law. "Added the council, indicating that his client hadn't been heard. The former trainee's lawyer could not be reached immediately.
Gallimard, his current publisher, was not available for comment. Alexandre Jollien is married and father of a child. He is also the author of bestsellers such as "The Praise of Weakness", (Cerf 1999), and "The Naked Philosopher", (Seuil 2010). Along with Bernard Campan, actor and director, he was featured on the poster for "Almost".
