A courtroom in France has sentenced three former Ubisoft executives for sexual and psychological harassment. Serge Hascoet, Tommy Francois, and Guillaume Patrux every obtained fines and suspended jail sentences for his or her actions that have been found as part of a years-long investigation into sexual harassment and bullying on the recreation writer.
In line with The Guardian, Hascoet, Ubisoft’s former chief artistic officer, allegedly commented {that a} feminine worker’s temper could possibly be improved if somebody have been to have intercourse together with her so as to, “show how to calm her.” Francois, Ubisoft’s former editorial vice chairman, was moreover convicted of tried sexual assault in addition to sexual harassment associated to an alleged incident the place he tried to forcefully kiss a feminine worker at a celebration whereas colleagues held her down. Patrux, a former recreation director, was alleged to have thrown furnishings in open-plan workplace area, throwing different objects at staff, and drawing swastikas on a colleague’s pocket book.
Within the aftermath, a number of Ubisoft executives, together with Hascoet, resigned whereas others, together with Francois, have been fired. In 2023, 5 former staff, together with Hascoet and Francois, have been arrested by French police following an investigation into the corporate.
In line with French newspaper Le Monde, Francois blamed company culture at Ubisoft for his conduct, saying he was part of a tradition that was “in all places, in each division” and that he didn’t suppose it was “irregular.”
The Verge has reached out to Ubisoft for remark.