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 had been found as part of a years-long investigation into sexual harassment and bullying on the recreation writer.
In keeping with The Guardian, Hascoet, Ubisoft’s former chief artistic officer, allegedly commented {that a} feminine worker’s temper may very well be improved if somebody had been to have intercourse together with her with the intention 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 workers, 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, were fired. In 2023, 5 former workers, together with Hascoet and Francois, were arrested by French police following an investigation into the corporate.
In keeping with French newspaper Le Monde, Francois blamed company culture at Ubisoft for his habits, saying he was part of a tradition that was “all over the place, in each division” and that he didn’t suppose it was “irregular.”
The Verge has reached out to Ubisoft for remark.