Cocaine, cash and "my darling": The big reveal of Jonathan Harroch at the bar

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Cocaine, cash and "my darling": The big reveal of Jonathan Harroch at the bar

The owner of the City Club fitness center network appeared in court on Tuesday. Jonathan Harroch is facing serious charges ranging from sexual assault to human trafficking, against a backdrop of drug use.

Arrested in a hotel in the Anfa district in the company of two young women, the defendant was confronted with the police reports. The president of the court detailed the seizure of a white powder suspected to be cocaine, sleeping pills and large sums of cash.

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Before the criminal chamber of the Casablanca Court of Appeal, the executive categorically rejected the accusations of exploiting his employees. He stated that the use of the expression "my darling" had no connotation of harassment and assured that the payment of salaries was in no way conditional on favors.

Questioned about the circumstances of his arrest, Jonathan Harroch justified the light attire of one of his companions and specified that they no longer worked for his company. Going on the offensive, he claimed to have received explicit photographs from a complainant, thus invoking mutual consent.

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The businessman firmly denied organizing parties. He also described another accuser as a "bad influencer", refuting any prior personal or professional connection with her in an attempt to dismantle the serious charges against him.