he denounces an “incriminatory” investigation and criticizes Amélie Oudéa-Castéra

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Noël Le Graët finally breathes. The former president of the French Football Federation (FFF), accused of moral and sexual harassment, saw the complaint against him dismissed on October 17.

This legal decision puts an end to a period that the 82-year-old man describes as “a traumatic 18 months”.

Sunday November 3, in an interview with L'Équipe and Le Monde, he spoke frankly.

“A relief for me and my family”

“It’s a relief for my wife, my three daughters and my nine grandchildren. My family was very close-knit,” he explains.

For him, the reason for dismissing this complaint is clear: “The file is empty, the investigation revealed no sexual or moral harassment on my part. “It’s the best I could have expected,” he says.

Le Graët returns to the public pressure which led him to leave his functions, particularly targeting Amélie Oudéa-Castéra, former Minister of Sports, who had presented a “damning report” against him.

He accuses him of having orchestrated an investigation “incriminating, with the hearing of around forty people”. Faced with this, he asks: “What has she done for sport? » and goes even further in his criticism.

While she is now the target of proceedings for defamation by Noël Le Graët, Oudéa-Castéra is also mocked for her short-lived stint at the Ministry of National Education, where she stayed for only 28 days.

“She made me feel a little sorry”

“I would rather judge her on her time in Education than on her time in Sports,” he comments ironically, before adding scathingly: “She made me feel a little sorry, I’m human. »

Now cleared, Noël Le Graët says he feels both relief and bitterness. “I had a nightmare, but I don't feel like I've slipped. I have never sent a sexual text message. Justice has passed and cleared my honor,” he concludes.

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