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France international handed two year suspended prison sentence for sexually assaulting woman while drunk


FRANCE international Wissam Ben Yedder has been given a two-year suspended prison sentence after being found guilty of sexually assaulting a woman while drunk.

The former Monaco striker, 34, went on trial at a court in Nice last month for the attack which took place on September 6.

Wissam Ben Yedder has been handed a two-year suspended prison sentenceCredit: Goff
Ben Yedder has 19 caps for France and last played for his country in 2022Credit: Getty

The victim claimed Ben Yedder had groped her and performed a sex act in front of her in his car.

He was also also accused of repeatedly refusing to obey Monaco police orders to stop during a subsequent car chase.

Now the free agent has been sentenced and given a number of conditions alongside the two-year suspended prison term.

He has been fined €5,000 and suspended from driving for six months.

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Ben Yedder must also pay €6,500 to the victim of the assault – €5,000 in moral damages and €1,500 in legal costs.

The case is Ben Yedder’s FOURTH brush with the law in recent years.

He is also under investigation after being accused of raping a young woman in the summer of 2023, a claim he denies.

A third accusation will see him in court in December after his ex-wife accused him of psychological violence.

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Last year, he was given a fine and suspended prison sentence for tax offences.

Ben Yedder, who has three goals in 19 France caps, joined Monaco from Sevilla for a club record £34million in 2019.

He scored 118 goals in 201 games for Monaco but was released in June as the club’s second all-time goalscorer.


Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk


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