Drag queen convicted of tasering his mother

A female impersonator from Bayonne, south-western France, has been given a six month suspended prison sentence for tasering his mother.

Published: 25 October 2012 10:57 CEST

The man, named only as Pierre, was arrested after his mother went to the police accusing him of stunning her with a taser gun in the neck and thigh.

His mother was sent immediately to hospital after the incident and was unable to work for two days.

Pierre suffered from psychiatric problems and had been violent towards his mother in the past, according to local paper Sud Ouest. He denied the charges of tasering her.

The man also known in the region for his stage act, where he dresses in Lolita clothing – a Japanese fashion based on Victorian-era styles – and calls himself Laurine.

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French parliament to investigate sexual abuse in cinema

The Assemblée nationale unanimously agreed to set up the commission demanded by actor Judith Godreche in a speech to the upper house, the Senate, in February.

The 52-year-old actor and director has become a key figure in France’s MeToo movement since accusing directors Benoit Jacquot and Jacques Doillon of sexually assaulting her when she was a teenager. Both have denied the allegations.

All 52 lawmakers present for the vote on Thursday approved the creation of the commission, watched by Godreche, who was present in the public gallery in the chamber.

“It’s time to stop laying out the red carpet for abusers,” said Greens lawmaker Francesca Pasquini.

The new commission is to look into “the condition of minors in the various sectors of cinema, television, theatre, fashion and advertising”, as well as that of adults working in them, it said.

On the basis of Godreche’s proposal, a parliamentary commission on culture decided to extend the scope of the inquiry to also include other cultural sectors.

It is to “identify the mechanisms and failings that allow these potential abuses and violences”, “establish responsibilities” and make recommendations.

The parliament vote comes a day after actor Isild Le Besco, 41, said in an autobiography she was also raped by Jacquot during a relationship that started when she was 16, but was not ready to press charges.

Godreche, by contrast, has filed a legal complaint against the prominent arthouse director, over alleged abuse that occurred during a relationship that began when she was 14 and he was 25 years her senior.

She has also formally accused Doillon of abusing her as a 15-year-old actress in a film he directed.

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