What was actually filed, and where?

On 5 June 2026, lawyer Inès Davau lodged a criminal complaint at the Paris Judicial Court on behalf of an anonymous complainant, accusing Shlømo (real name Shaun Baron-Carvais) of rape, psychological violence and death threats. The victim-advocacy group METOODJS announced the filing. One thing has to be said plainly: a complaint (a plainte) is the trigger for prosecutors to decide whether to open an investigation. It is not a charge, an indictment or a verdict, and no court has ruled on anything. Shlømo has denied the accusations from the start, dismissing them as false and posting that he knows what he has and has not done and wants the legal process to expose the truth.

How did the scene get here?

This did not start in a courtroom. In February 2026, an Instagram account, bradnolimit, claiming to be a former associate of STEƎR Management, began posting screenshots and testimonies that the scene quickly nicknamed the "techno files." The accounts named several of hard techno's biggest touring names: Shlømo, Odymel, CARV, Basswell and Fantasm. The fallout was fast. Verknipt, World Club Dome, Sea You, HIVE, Pitch Music & Arts and others pulled the named artists from line-ups, and STEƎR said it would review the claims before announcing it had stopped working with them. The responses varied: CARV admitted sending explicit messages and images to several women and being unfaithful to his partner, while denying any criminal wrongdoing; Odymel cited a rare sleep disorder in relation to one alleged incident and said he would cooperate.

Why does a single complaint matter so much?

Because for four months this lived on Instagram and in carefully worded promoter statements, most of them saying they were "in no position to judge." A criminal complaint is the first time the allegations enter a process that can compel evidence and carry real consequences. And the scale METOODJS describes is the part the scene cannot wave away: the group says nearly 100 people from several countries have contacted it, with reports spanning clubs, festivals, collectives, agencies and labels. That is not the shape of one isolated dispute.

For months the scene said it could not judge. A court can.