Shlømo accused of rape and psychological violence; victims rise

A criminal complaint has been filed at the Tribunal judiciaire de Paris alleging rape, psychological violence and death threats in a case describing Shlømo accused of rape and psychological violence. The complaint was lodged by lawyer Inès Davau of the Paris Bar Association on behalf of the alleged victim.

METOODJs announced the filing and said it will continue to support victims and facilitate access to legal or psychological resources. The presumption of innocence applies until conviction.

The DJ previously declared innocence in a video addressing earlier allegations of sexual abuse and inappropriate behavior and apologized for disrespectful statements toward a woman in 2019. There has been no public comment from him on the recently filed complaint so far.

METOODJs was founded as an independent network to support victims of sexual and sexualized violence in the electronic music scene in the wake of the Hardtechno-Callout, which first became public last February. METOODJs publishes calls to identify potential victims by semi-anonymized descriptions of involved DJs.

A criminal complaint has been filed at the Tribunal judiciaire de Paris alleging rape, psychological violence and death threats. The complaint concerns French hardtechno DJ Shlømo. The filing includes the statement: ‘With this legal step, the complainant seeks to be heard, to have the alleged incidents examined by the competent authorities, and to ensure that the process follows its proper course within the applicable legal framework.’

The complaint was filed by lawyer Inès Davau of the Paris Bar Association on behalf of the alleged victim. METOODJs announced the filing and said it will continue to support victims and facilitate access to legal or psychological resources. METOODJs was founded as an independent network to support victims of sexual and sexualized violence in the electronic music scene in the wake of the Hardtechno-Callout. The presumption of innocence applies until conviction.

METOODJs announced the filing of the criminal complaint at the Tribunal judiciaire de Paris and said it will continue to support victims and to facilitate access to legal or psychological resources. The organisation announced this step in relation to the complaint involving French hardtechno DJ Shlømo. METOODJs made its statement publicly and described an ongoing commitment to assisting individuals affected by incidents reported within the scene. No additional operational details about the announced measures were provided in the reporting.

METOODJs was founded as an independent network to support victims of sexual and sexualized violence in the electronic music scene in the wake of the Hardtechno-Callout. The Hardtechno-Callout first became public last February. METOODJs publishes calls to identify potential victims by semi-anonymized descriptions of involved DJs. The organisation described these activities as part of its work to address reports of misconduct within the electronic music community.

The filing includes the statement: ‘With this legal step, the complainant seeks to be heard, to have the alleged incidents examined by the competent authorities, and to ensure that the process follows its proper course within the applicable legal framework.’ The criminal complaint was filed at the Tribunal judiciaire de Paris by lawyer Inès Davau of the Paris Bar Association on behalf of the alleged victim and concerns French hardtechno DJ Shlømo. The complaint alleges rape, psychological violence and death threats.

He previously declared innocence in a video addressing allegations of sexual abuse and inappropriate behavior. He apologized for disrespectful statements toward a woman in 2019. There has been no public comment from him regarding the recently filed complaint so far.

The Hardtechno-Callout first became public last February. METOODJs was founded as an independent network in the wake of the Hardtechno-Callout to address issues raised by that disclosure. The organisation was established with the stated purpose of supporting victims of sexual and sexualized violence in the electronic music scene.

METOODJs publishes calls to identify potential victims by semi-anonymized descriptions of involved DJs as part of its activities. These calls are presented by the organisation as a means to identify individuals affected within the scene. The available sources do not provide further operational details about the Hardtechno-Callout or the specific processes METOODJs uses when publishing such calls.

CONCLUSION

The available sources do not provide the date of the complaint filing at the Tribunal judiciaire de Paris. The available sources do not provide the identity of the alleged victim. The available sources do not provide information on the legal outcome or any subsequent proceedings.

CONCLUSION

The presumption of innocence applies until conviction under the applicable legal framework. There has been no public comment from Shlømo regarding the recently filed criminal complaint so far. The complaint was filed at the Tribunal judiciaire de Paris by lawyer Inès Davau on behalf of the alleged victim, and the complainant has stated that the legal step aims to have the alleged incidents examined by the competent authorities and to ensure the process follows its proper course. METOODJs announced the filing and said it will continue to support victims and to facilitate access to legal or psychological resources. The available sources do not provide further details on the timing of any procedural steps or on subsequent developments.