Rape inquiry opened after Judith Godrèche files complaint against director

French actor alleges arthouse film-maker Benoit Jacquot groomed her when she was 14 and he was 39

French prosecutors have opened a rape inquiry after the actor Judith Godreche filed a complaint against the arthouse film director Benoit Jacquot, who she says groomed her when she was 14 and he was 39.

A formal complaint was filed against Jacquot, 77, for the alleged rape of a minor by a person in a position of authority. The French police's specialist juvenile protection unit is handling the inquiry, which will investigate several allegations, including rape of a minor by a person in a position of authority, rape, domestic violence and sexual assault.