Last month, the site's representatives and France's other major porn site Dorcel were grilled by senators over practices in the industry after dozens of women came forward with abuse stories. 'He's always said that he's on the side of the victims if actresses were submitted to acts of sexual violence that he was perfectly unaware of,' Cellupica said, adding that Jacquie et Michel never produced adult entertainment videos but only distributed them. Mr Cellupica said Piron was oblivious to the accusations of violence. Police opened an investigation into the website in July 2020 after feminist groups said actresses complained of being subjected to non-consensual, 'out of the ordinary and painful' sexual acts. 'There's still a lot to do but it's an important new step that places human dignity and the fight against sexual exploitation at the heart of penal priorities,' she added.