????[News-Anciens] Mbappé affair: justice confirms an investigation

Published on October 15, 2024

Since Monday, the Swedish press has announced that Kylian Mbappé (25 years old, 8 games and 5 goals in La Liga this season) would be the target of a complaint for rape and sexual assault. Local justice published a press release on Tuesday to confirm that it had opened an investigation after the filing of a rape complaint, without mentioning the name of the Real Madrid striker.

“Following the publication in the media of an alleged rape in Stockholm, the prosecutor can confirm that a complaint of rape was received by the police. According to the report, the incident took place on October 10, 2024 at a hotel in central Stockholm. The preliminary investigation is being conducted by senior prosecutor Marina Chirakova. The prosecutor is not available to the media and cannot provide further information at this time. When more information becomes available, a new press release will be sent »we can read.

According to two Swedish newspapers, The evening paper et The Expressthe alleged facts would have occurred during the night from Thursday to Friday in the hotel in Stockholm where the former PSG player was staying. The alleged victim filed a complaint on Saturday with the local police and named the captain of the Blues as his attacker, again according to the two media. For his part, the player described these accusations as “fake news” on Monday in a post published on the social network X.

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