Former Ubisoft CEOs were convicted in France

French video game giant Ubisoft has been involved in a multi -year epic about a and and It was presented by the former employees. In 2023, five former Ubisoft CEOs were arrested on various charges related to these investigations. On Wednesday, a French court sentenced three of them to suspended sentences to enable the culture that was divided by sexual and psychological harassment.

Former Deputy Editor -in -Chief Thomas Francois was convicted of additional charges of trying to sexual assault and obtained a period of suspended execution for a period of three years. It was claimed that Francois committed a set of sexual assaults at the workplace and carried a pattern of terrible sexual harassment.

Several other executives, including former senior creators Serge Haskuit, and former Games Manager Jupium Patrick, have been sentenced to shorter provisions. They also faced fines of $ 35,000. These condemnations come years after the start of unknown reports on the toxic culture culture in Ubisoft And the company launched .

Mood Beckers, the prosecutor’s lawyer, celebrated the condemnation as a victory against the harassment in the workplace, saying: “This is a very good decision today and the future.” She added: “For all companies, this means that when there is a toxic administration, managers must be responsible and employers can no longer allow them to slip.”