Former Ubisoft execs arrested in sexual harassment case ahead of Assassin's Creed Mirage's release

Five people formerly employed by French video game company Ubisoft are in police custody. The arrests occurred over the last two days and stem from an investigation into sexual assault and harassment allegations made by staffers.According to a report from French news outlet Liberation, two of the arrestees are Ubisoft's former chief creative officer Serge Hascoet and ex-vice president of editorial and creative services Tommy Francois. The latter was suspended by Ubisoft in June 2020 along with the former creative director and editorial vice president Maxime Beland, after being accused of at least three claims of misconduct. Beland resigned from the company not long after the accusations came to light, and it is unclear if any actions regarding the claims made against him have been taken or looked into by authorities. As for Hascoet, staffers accused the former head of creative of culpability for neither addressing allegations made against Francois nor taking disciplinary action. Ubisoft fired Hascoet in 2020. Read more