Luc Besson Rape Accusation Dismissed by French Court for Lack of Evidence
A French prosecutor on Monday dismissed a rape accusation lodged against director Luc Besson due to a lack of evidence.Besson was accused in May of last year of drugging and raping a young actress in a Paris hotel.
The actress, later identified as Sand Van Roy, had worked on two projects with Besson, including 2017’s “Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets.”Van Roy accused him of drugging her tea and then sexually abusing her while she was unconscious.
According to French broadcast station Europe 1 at the time, Van Roy said she awoke with memories of touching and penetration, adding that Besson left the hotel room before she did, and he left behind a wad of cash.Besson denied the accusation.Also Read: French Director Luc Besson Denies Accusation He Drugged and Raped ActressIn a statement sent to TheWrap and translated to English from French, Besson
