Two comedians from the Paname troupe are targeted by an investigation for “rape”, reveals a long investigation by Mediapart on MeTooStandUp published this Friday. Djimo and Lenny M’Bunga are “placed under the status of assisted witness” for “rape committed in a meeting” for Djimo and for “complicity in rape committed in a meeting” for the second.
As Mediapart specifies, this status indicates that justice does not have sufficient elements to indict the two men. A judicial investigation was opened at the beginning of 2024, according to information from the online media.
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At the origin of the procedure, Elise Vigné, dubbing actress. In 2015, she was manager of the Paname Art Café founded by Karim Kachour. According to her story, after an alcoholic evening at home with the two comedians, she agreed to have sex with Lenny M’Bunga. Her acolyte would have entered the room “before penetrating her”, while she was “lying on her stomach”, “in the process of [s’]put to sleep,” she explained in the complaint filed in March 2023 to which Mediapart had access.
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According to comedian Akim Omiri, to whom the complainant confided on the day of the incident, Lenny M’Bunga mentioned in a sketch a scene close to that which the young woman experienced. According to Lenny M’Bunga’s lawyer, “he in no way said that in a sketch that was done nine years ago.” It also indicates that the comedian “firmly denies having committed the slightest offense”. Djimo’s lawyers also indicated that their client “very strongly contests” the facts and “wishes to continue to collaborate with the judicial authority”.