Franck Ribery and
Karim Benzema have escaped jail term after charges of paying for sex with prostitute
Zahia Dehar
when she was under 18 were dropped, the two players had denied
knowingly paying for sex with Dehar when she was underage, though paying
for sex in France is legal but that is only when the parties involved
are more than 18 years, Dehar was only 17 when she was paid in 2009 to
fly from Paris to Munich, where Ribery plays for European Champions
Bayern Munich, to sleep with him as a 26th ‘birthday treat’.
Ribery had admitted having sex with her, but said the cash he gave
her which is the equivalent of some £650 was mainly for her hotel, food
and travelling, Dehar had lied about her age to every footballer she
must have slept with including Benzema, who slept with her when she was
only 16 and paid her £400… Sylvain Cormier, for Benzema, said his client
denied this claim, adding: ‘From the outset, Karim Benzema has said
that nothing happened.’
All charges have been dropped after prosecutors admitted they were
‘impossible to prove’ . Dehar is now one of most famous names in France
since the court case. She has become a fashion icon, reality TV star,
and muse of Karl Lagerfeld…
Carlo Alberto Brusa,
Ribery’s lawyer said he was “very happy with the verdict. We fought for
him to be cleared without any stain [on his name]. This acquittal is the
end of a sad story.”
Benzema’s lawyer, Sylvain Cormier, said he “could feel all the weight
coming off”. He said the case had been “morally very trying” and
described the decision as “the end of a nightmare” for his client.
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