French soccer player Kylian Mbappe is reportedly under investigation by Swedish authorities on suspicion of sexual assault.
According to Le Monde and AFP on the 15th (local time), local Swedish media reported that Mbappe was accused of rape and sexual harassment during his recent visit to Sweden.
Swedish media outlet Expressen reported that Mbappe was “under investigation for rape after visiting Stockholm,” while Aftonbladet, another Swedish media outlet, posted a photo of police officers gathered in front of the hotel where ‘ Mbappe and his group waited.
It is known that the complainant has said that the incident took place between the night of the 10th and the early morning of the 11th at a hotel in Stockholm where Mbappe was staying. According to a report by Aftonbladet, Mbappe had dinner with his group at a local French restaurant on the evening of the 10th, then stopped by a night club and returned to the hotel.
It is said that after the incident, the plaintiff visited a hospital in Stockholm on the 11th to be diagnosed with physical injuries and mental damage caused by the sexual assault, and went to the police station next day to file a complaint. The suspect’s identity or nationality is not known.
The local police, who received the complaint, visited the hotel where Mbappe stayed under the supervision of the prosecutors on the 14th and collected related evidence, including CCTV footage . Swedish prosecutors investigating the case did not mention Mbappe by name, but said, “Regarding reports of rape in Stockholm, I can tell you that a complaint of rape has been filed by the police.” He also said that this incident happened at a hotel in Sweden. Swedish police did not provide further details.
In response to this, Mbappe denied this on his X (old Twitter) in the afternoon of the 14th, saying it was “fake news”. He said that his former club, Paris Saint-Germain (PSG), with whom he had a dispute over unpaid wages, had created a rumour. Mbappe, who moved to Real Madrid in Spain this summer, is in dispute with PSG over a total of 55 million euros (about 81.2 billion won) in unpaid wages.
In addition, Mbappe’s side sent a statement to AFP, saying, “This is a completely false and irresponsible allegation. “We will take legal action and find those and the media involved in the harassment and defamation that Mbappe is suffering.”
Didien Deschamps, the coach of the French national football team, said that these reports were “not a good thing for the national team.” “There is a negative feeling,” he said.
2024-10-15 11:02:00
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