As he stepped forward, Alex Ursulet felt comfortable. Dressed in his suit, his hand resting on the edge of the bar, he responded to the pitch in a calm, composed tone. Because he is used to being in the courtroom, the defendant has mastered words and silence. And for good reason, the 68-year-old lawyer, originally from Martinique, “devoted his life to defense,” he explained to the court. He went on trial this week for the rape of an intern, Margaux (first name has been changed), then 23 years old, behind the closed doors of his Paris office in January 2018.
“Kind-hearted protector” but “authoritarian and optimistic”: two faces of Alex Ursulet, the lawyer on trial for rape
