“He ruined his life”: gang rape, investigation, help for witnesses… What are the charges against comedians Djimo and Lenny Mbonga?

The incidents go back to an evening of drinking alcohol in 2015 while she was working as a manager at the Pan Am Comedy Club. That evening, Elise Venier invited Leni Mbonga and Djimo to her house.

The comedian had hacked him while he was asleep

She explains to mediapart had sex”He agreed“With the first one. But the second one, Djimo, would also come to the room she was in. While she was”Lying on your stomach” And “Fall asleep“The comedian will get it.”penetrated“She then asked him to stop until the man, whose identity she did not know, left.”Immediately” “piece”“In operation”, inform our colleagues from Médiapart.

On the same day, Elise Venier confided in Akeem Omeri, a comedian who told investigators that he heard Lenny Mbonga doing a sketch about the episode on stage. The latter’s lawyer, Romain Dieudonné, denied the existence of these comments.

However, Achim Omeri states “ValvesAnd accusations against Elise Venier, among all the comedians at the Pan Am Comedy Club: “You ruined his life“, It is to explain.

The two defendants dispute the facts

After submitting his complaint in March 2023, a judicial investigation “for rape” targeting the actors was opened at the beginning of 2024. The latter was placed under the status of ancillary witness: Djimo for “rape committed in a meeting” and Lenny M. Bonga is charged with “complicity in a rape committed during a meeting”, according to the public prosecutor’s office in Bobigny (Seine-Saint-Denis), at the request of mediapart. This situation means that judges do not have sufficient evidence to bring charges.

Médiapart contacted Djimo’s lawyers, Gabriel Dominil and Mark Bailey, and they explained that their client “Strong competitions Facts and“We wish to continue cooperation with the judiciary.”

Romain Dieudonné, Leni Mbonga’s lawyer, announced that his client objected to “firmly after having committed the slightest crime.”.