The appeal of the musician Koffi Olomidé has been postponed to 25 October 2021 in Paris. The king of Congolese rumba was to be retried on appeal this Monday 12 April for sexual assault against four of his former dancers. This was announced by the Court of Appeal in Versailles.
But the counsel for three of the dancers confided that a major unforeseen event had changed the situation: the fourth plaintiff, the only recognised victim and a minor at the time of the events, no longer had a lawyer to defend her. The civil parties also feared that Koffi Olomide, who has never responded to court summonses, would evade them once again by invoking the health crisis linked to the Coronavirus pandemic.
Koffi Olomidé, who is preparing the release of a new album, « Légende », has been announced to perform in Europe on 21 November in Paris la Défense, formerly the U-Arena. This concert will mark the return of the king of Congolese rumba to Europe.
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