Will Darius Rochebin return to LCI? – Thomas Braut / TF1
Six months after the harassment accusations, Darius Rochebin is fixated on his fate. The Swiss journalist, transfer event of the last re-entry on LCI, was “exonerated” this Friday after the investigations carried out within the RTS (Swiss Radio-television), his previous employer.
“In the case of the former presenter of the RTS, the investigation does not allow to conclude to acts relating to harassment or criminal offense”, underlines the report. According to the press release posted on the group’s website this Friday, “none of the testimonies collected allows us to conclude on acts relating to sexual or psychological harassment, personal injury or any criminal offense. “
Conclusions which “confirm what he said from day one”
“Darius Rochebin welcomes the seriousness of the investigation carried out in Switzerland, the conclusions of which confirm what he said from day one,” the journalist’s lawyer, Antoine Vey, told AFP. “After a waiting period of six months, the conclusions of the Swiss investigation allow the situation to be definitively clarified. Remember that Darius Rochebin is not the subject of any legal proceedings, ”he added.
In a long investigation, Time, the leading daily newspaper in Switzerland, had described in detail the acts of harassment and “inappropriate behavior” within the RTS committed by several senior officials. The report confirms the acts committed by two other employees of the Swiss group. “One of the employees left the company; the other received a formal sanction, ”he noted.