Five former Ubisoft employees arrested following investigation into sexual misconduct complaints at the company

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Ex-employees including former chief creative officer Serge Hascoët and vice president Tommy François were taken in for questioning following a lengthy police investigation.

Baldur's Gate 3employees, 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.

Allegations of widespread sexual misconduct at Ubisoft first came to light in 2020, forcing multiple executives to step down as a result, including, managing director of Ubisoft's Canadian studios Yannis Mallat, and global head of human resources Cécile Cornet. Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot quickly promised a"" to address workplace toxicity at the company, saying that changes needed to be implemented"at all levels of the organization.

"The company seems to have transformed into a big playground for creative people, where what they call a 'schoolboy atmosphere' was tolerated, where we play '', where we indulge in sexual gestures," attorney Maude Beckers said ."At work, where in the evening women find themselves pinned to the ground or against the walls. HR knew all this and systematically suppressed business.

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