Kylian Mbappé’s entourage is, according to information from RMC Sport, now certain that the player is the target of a rape complaint in Sweden. The player first denounced “fake news” when his lawyer assured Tuesday and again this Wednesday morning that she was not aware of such a complaint.
It all started with a few stolen photos published in the Swedish newspaper Aftonbladet on Friday morning. The controversy over the presence of Kylian Mbappé, captain of the France team, for a restaurant/club evening in Stockholm during his partners’ match against Israel gave way to much more serious news a few days later. Since Monday, several Swedish media have assured that the 2018 world champion is the target of an investigation for rape and sexual assault for alleged events which took place in the hotel where he was staying. The position of the player’s clan has evolved significantly between the first articles in the Swedish press and its now certainty that the attacker is indeed the target of a rape complaint. Review of a change in posture in 48 hours.
“Fake news” for the player
On Monday, the newspaper Aftonbladet, which had broadcast the photos of the player in the streets of Stockholm on Thursday evening, published an article claiming that a rape investigation had been opened by the police for alleged acts committed in the hotel where Mbappé and his loved ones, without establishing a link between the player and this affair. While he is not yet cited as the targeted person, the 2018 world champion nevertheless reacted quickly on social networks by denouncing “fake news” and linking this news to the imminence of his hearing before the scheduled LFP the next day as part of his dispute with PSG. By implicitly implying a maneuver to destabilize him. “It’s becoming so predictable, audience watch as if by chance,” he adds to his tweet.
Those around him, at the same time, reacted firmly. “Today (Monday), a new slanderous rumor is starting to ignite the web from the Swedish media Aftonbladet,” he declared in a press release sent to AFP. “These accusations are completely false and irresponsible, and their propagation is unacceptable. In order to put an end to this methodical destruction of his image, all necessary legal actions will be taken to reestablish the truth and prosecute any person or media involved in moral harassment and the defamatory treatment that Kylian Mbappé repeatedly suffers.”
Later in the evening, the media Expressen published an article, this time ensuring that the Real Madrid striker is indeed the person targeted by the investigation for rape and sexual assault and that he is considered “reasonably suspicious”, the lowest level of suspicion provided for in Swedish law.
Mbappé enlists the services of a criminal lawyer
The threats of action from the Mbappé clan do not deter the Swedish press. On Tuesday, two other media confirmed the information from Expressen according to which the former PSG player is indeed targeted by the complaint. The justice system still refuses to give any identity after the publication of a press release from the prosecutor confirming the existence of a complaint for rape, without mentioning any names.
The player enlists the services of a criminal lawyer, Me Marie-Alix Canu-Bernard. This veteran of sensitive issues speaks on the 8 p.m. television news on TF1 to explain that she is not aware of this complaint. And give a first axis of his defense: “He is never alone, he is never exposed to finding himself in a situation where there would be a risk for him,” she assures. “So as a result, this completely excludes the fact that there could have been any wrongdoing on his part. That I can tell you, that is an absolute certainty.”
The Swedish media insist, the lawyer denounces harassment
Me Marie-Alix Canu-Bernard has since spoken in several other media, including BFMTV this Wednesday. In the morning, she repeated that she still had no knowledge of the complaint, and underlined the serenity of her client, denouncing a climate of harassment and denigration of her image. She also questions the speed with which the information leaked.
“When he goes to Stockholm, there is a paparazzi and a newspaper which publishes the information with his photo. So he was tracked. Someone knew he was going to Stockholm. And as luck would have it, it was factual, this same newspaper releases information at the end of which there will be a complaint which would have been filed (…) If we follow the timing, the complaint – if I believe the media and the press release from the prosecutor – would have been. filed almost in real time of its media coverage, it’s one thing to publicize it in real time, it’s another.
The entourage becomes certain that Mbappé is indeed the target of a complaint for rape
However, on the side of the player’s entourage, the approach changes. According to information from RMC Sport, the Mbappé clan has now become certain that a rape complaint is indeed targeting the player. Those close to him are aware that a long, tedious and crippling process in terms of image will begin.
Officially, the player’s name is not yet linked to this case and he may not be released any time soon. “According to the law, the name of a suspect can only be disclosed if he is an adult, and from the moment he has been placed in pre-trial detention for at least one to two weeks”, indicates a Swedish journalist to RMC Sport .
Nicolas Couet Journalist RMC Sport
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