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Former senior Ubisoft staff convicted in French harassment case, receive fines and suspended sentences
Three former senior Ubisoft employees - including one-time chief creative officer and second-in-command Serge Hascoet -…
Three former senior Ubisoft employees - including one-time chief creative officer and second-in-command Serge Hascoet - have received suspended prison sentences and fines from a French court after being found guilty of harassment prior to their departure five years ago. During the trial, it was alleged Patrux had punched walls, mimed hitting staff, and set fire to a colleague's beard with a cigarette lighter. Back in 2020, when asked how much he knew of the issues taking place in his company prior to the sexual misconduct allegations becoming public, Ubisoft CEO and co-founder Yves Guillemot said, "I have never compromised on my core values and ethics and never will" in a carefully worded statement.
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