Édouard Louis ‘in very bad way’ after man accused of his rape has charge dropped

Friends say Louis, who recounted the attack in his acclaimed book History of Violence, ‘traumatised again’ after trial that dismissed sexual assault claim

Friends of French writer Édouard Louis say he is in a “very bad way” after the man he accused of raping him eight years ago, the subject of his bestselling book History of Violence, was found not guilty of the crime last week.

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