Football: Saïd Chabane, who owned Sco d’Angers, was again in April for sexual assault

The appeal trial of Saïd Chabane, the owner of the football club Angers (L1), who was convicted in March in Angers for sexual assault, will be held on April 28, 2025, we have learned. the AFP Monday with the attorney general’s office confirming information from The team.

The former president and current owner of it SCO d’Angers, was sentenced on March 22 by the city’s criminal court to two years in prison including a man with a simple suspended sentence for sexual assaults denied by six women. He was acquitted “for the benefit of the doubt” in a seventh case.

On the stand, former employees of the Angers SCO and Saïd Chabane’s charcuterie company said that they were subjected to forced hugs and touching of the hips and chest. Said Chabane’s lawyers announced an immediate appeal.

The club’s owner since 2011, Saïd Chabane has been one of the key players in Angers’ remarkable sporting revival, including a return to L1 in 2015 and then again in 2024, after transition to L2 in 2023.

Involved in various cases, Saïd Chabane was acquitted at the end of May in Bobigny in a case related to sports agents who worked without a license and money laundering.