Resonance in the football world in recent days. According to the Swedish press, the Madrid star is the target of an investigation for “rape and sexual assault” during his stay in Stockholm. Today, although his name is not mentioned by the courts, the Swedish media Expressen adds that he would be qualified as “reasonably suspicious” in this case, the lowest level of suspicion in their legislation.
His name is in no way cited by Swedish justice, but many media including TV4 affirm with certainty that it is indeed the captain of the French team who is the target of an investigation for “rape and sexual assault”. Facts which would have taken place on the night of October 10 to 11, 2024 according to our colleagues atThe evening paper.
Events which would have occurred in the hotel where the attacker was staying, after having spent the evening at the restaurant then at the “V” club. Quickly, Kylian Mbappé sought to deny the rumor on his social networks, suggesting that there would be a link with the hearings the next day on the subject of unpaid salaries with PSG.
“Reasonably suspected”
It’s another Swedish tabloid, theThe Expresswho dropped a bomb this Monday evening. The former Parisian striker would be considered “reasonably suspect in this matter” according to the tabloid. A very particular status of the country since the latter does not exist in French law. A very low level of suspicion, the lowest even in their legislation.
However, “This means that there are concrete circumstances which strongly suggest that the person committed the act to which the suspicion refers”details the Swedish police website. This is obviously part of the preliminary investigation.
“Suspect pour cause probable”
Concretely, this notion of “reasonably suspicious”in which the idea of proofs does not appear, is weaker than that of “suspect pour cause probable” Or “suspicions against a person appear objectively justified and are based on case-by-case evidence”explains the police.
The player’s lawyer Marie-Alix Canu-Bernard spoke this Tuesday, October 15 on TF1 news, explaining to find out more about the ongoing investigation to file an “complaint for slanderous denunciation”. “That’s why it hasn’t been filed yet, as we don’t yet know if this complaint targets him, I’m not going to file something in a vacuum”she specifies.
