A group of 25 women have accused a well-known Parisian graffiti artist of rape and sexual assault, reports BBC News.
The women filed a joint complaint with the public prosecutor in Paris on Tuesday, saying the alleged attacks took place over the last 11 years.
Known for his tag "love runs the streets", the artist, identified as Wilfrid A, has denied the allegations.
Several of his tags have been erased and replaced with "the rapist runs the streets".
The attacks allegedly took place between 2009 and 2020, mostly in the Montmartre district in Paris's 18th arrondissement.
All the women were aged between 16 and 26 when they say they were assaulted. Wilfrid A is reportedly in his 50s.
Joseph Cohen-Sabban, a lawyer representing Wilfrid A, told Franceinfo his client "denies the facts" and "doesn't even know who is attacking him". He added that the artist plans to "defend himself".
Two lawyers specialising in sexual assault, Valentine Rebérioux and Louise Bouchain, are representing the women.
"We have never seen a case of this magnitude," Ms Rebérioux told Franceinfo, saying they had received more than a hundred testimonies in the space of just 10 days.