Dominique Boutonnat, the President of Frances cinema board, will stand trial for sexual assault in June.
The producer andCNCchief has been under investigation for two years after beingindictedin February 2021 for an alleged sexual assault.
In September 2022, the case wastaken to trial.
French producer and director of the CNC Dominique BoutonnatLUDOVIC MARIN/POOL/AFP via Getty Images
According to French media reports, a court in Nanterre has now set a court date for June.
Boutonnat denies all charges.
We have reached out to Boutonnats legal team for comment.
Boutonnat was first appointed CNC President in 2019.
Frances government then gave him a second term in 2022 after his indictment.
Thecontroversial appointmentcame after Frances new Culture Minister Rima Abdul Malak expressed her support for him.
His current term runs down next year.
FrancesLInformewas first with the news.
