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 actions that have been found as part of a yearslong investigation into sexual harassment and bullying on the sport writer.
In response to The Guardian, Hascoet, Ubisoft’s former chief inventive 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 vp, 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 sport 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, were fired. In 2023, 5 former staff, together with Hascoet and Francois, were arrested by French police following an investigation into the corporate.
In response to French newspaper Le Monde, Francois blamed company culture at Ubisoft for his conduct, 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.