Former Ubisoft executives "taken into custody" over sexual abuse claims, according to reports

Ubisoft “has no knowledge of what has been shared”

Five former Ubisoft employees, including former chief creative officer Serge Hascoët and former editoral head Tommy François, have been taken into custody by French police with regard to allegations of sexual misconduct during their time at the publisher. That’s according to an article in French newspaperLibération(viaEurogamer) which echoes allegations from French videogame union Solidaires Informatique Jeu Vidéo,posted on Xitterjust this morning.

“This Tuesday, October 2, several former Ubisoft executives were taken into custody and questioned by police as part of the investigation into the company’s systemic sexual harassment,” the SIJV Xitter thread begins. I asked Ubisoft about the union’s claims earlier today, and was told by a representative that “Ubisoft has no knowledge of what has been shared and therefore can’t comment.”

“We have significant work to do to improve the ways in which we operate and collaborate, and I am personally committed to ensuring we make these fundamental changes,” Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemotsaid at the time. “They need to be profound, and we need to implement them quickly at all levels of the organisation.”