Report: Five ex-Ubisoft staff detained by French police

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A Liberation report (Google translated) says five former Ubisoft employees, including former chief creative officer Serge Hascoët and vice president of editorial and creative services Tommy François, have been arrested in France for questioning about allegations of sexual harassment and abuse while at the company. 

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Back in 2020, Ubisoft was rocked by a series of reports alleging widespread workplace toxicity and harassment, leading to the departure of numerous high-ranking members of the publisher’s management team and many lower-level employees simply fed up with conditions at the company. Since then, the behind-the-scenes issues at Ubisoft have faded from the headlines somewhat, but it seems the authorities in France have not let the issue drop.