A Top Pixar And Disney Animator Awaits Trial In France On Child Sex Abuse Charges
A veteran Disney/Pixar animator (Bolhem Bouchiba, age 59) has been arrested and is currently awaiting trial in Paris, France for facilitating chid sex abuse through the internet.
To quote the source, "At Disney, he was an animator on Esmerelda in The Hunchback of Notre Dame, Hades in Hercules, and the title character of Tarzan, as well as supervising animator of Jumba in Lilo & Stitch. [...] Bouchiba was praised for his work on developing the “Forbidden Friendship” sequence in How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World."
If found guilty, he will be sentenced later this month and faces up to twenty years in prison. Please be warned that the source is somewhat graphic: details of what he is accused of doing, how authorities found out, etc., is all available at the source. I didn't feel comfortable sharing particular details here for obvious reasons.
SOURCE: https://www.cartoonbrew.com/animators/a-top-pixar-and-disney-animator-awaits-trial-in-france-on-child-sex-abuse-charges-243283.html
To quote the source, "At Disney, he was an animator on Esmerelda in The Hunchback of Notre Dame, Hades in Hercules, and the title character of Tarzan, as well as supervising animator of Jumba in Lilo & Stitch. [...] Bouchiba was praised for his work on developing the “Forbidden Friendship” sequence in How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World."
If found guilty, he will be sentenced later this month and faces up to twenty years in prison. Please be warned that the source is somewhat graphic: details of what he is accused of doing, how authorities found out, etc., is all available at the source. I didn't feel comfortable sharing particular details here for obvious reasons.
SOURCE: https://www.cartoonbrew.com/animators/a-top-pixar-and-disney-animator-awaits-trial-in-france-on-child-sex-abuse-charges-243283.html