The athletic champion is accused by his partner of having raped her several times, between August 26, 2019 and March 23, 2020. The latter filed a complaint.
The athlete Benjamin Compaoré will be summoned to court in late June for repeated domestic violence and was placed under judicial supervision Thursday, March 26, said the prosecutor’s office of Créteil on Saturday, confirming information from the Parisian.
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The athletic champion is accused by his partner of having raped her on several occasions, between August 26, 2019 and March 23, 2020, explained the public prosecutor. The latter complained to the police station in Nogent-sur-Marne (Val-de-Marne) on Monday.
Referred for “habitual violence resulting in total incapacity for work of less than 8 days on a spouse or partner”, the 32-year-old triple jump champion will have to appear on June 30 before the Créteil court.
The medalist at the world indoor championships in 2016 has so far been prohibited from appearing at the home of his girlfriend and from entering into contact with her, according to the prosecution.
Interior Minister Christophe Castaner said Thursday that with confinement, domestic violence had increased by 36% in the area of the Paris police prefecture, which includes Val-de-Marne.
To try to remedy this, he also announced that women victims of violence will now be able to report directly to pharmacies, which will be responsible for alerting the police.
