In 2020, Ubisoft chief inventive officer Serge Hascoët and vp of editorial and inventive providers Tommy François stepped down from the corporate following abuse allegations. Francois and Hascoet have been arrested three years later following an investigation by French authorities. Now, the trial is over and Francois and Hascoet have each been convicted alongside one other former Ubisoft government, former video games director Guillaume Patrux.
All three males have been sentenced to suspended jail phrases for his or her roles in “enabling a tradition of sexual and psychological harassment,” as reported by Courthouse News Service. Francois was additionally convicted of tried sexual assault and given a three-year suspended sentence. Through the trial, it was reported that Francois sexually harassed feminine and male staff, together with makes an attempt to grope their genitals.
Hascoet was handed a shorter suspended sentence of 18-months, whereas Patrux was given a 12-month suspended sentence for personally bullying members of his staff. All three males have been additionally ordered to pay fines, together with a forty five,000 euro charge for Hascoet, 30,000 euros for Francois, and 10,000 euros for Patrux.
Though the trio are now not Ubisoft staff, the corporate has struggled in the previous few years. The corporate’s French employees rebelled over a return-to-office order, and allegations of abuse emerged at certainly one of Ubisoft’s help studios. Earlier this yr, Ubisoft shaped a partnership with Tencent to information three of the corporate’s high franchises: Murderer’s Creed, Far Cry, and Rainbow Six. Ubisoft additionally lately delayed a number of video games and won’t host Ubisoft Ahead this summer time.