French footballers Franck Ribery and Karim Benzema go on trial Monday charged with having sex with an underage prostitute who later gained fame as a lingerie model and designer.
Bayern Munich winger Ribery, 30, and Real Madrid striker Benzema, 26, are facing up to three years in prison and fines of up to 45,000 euros ($55,000) each on charges they paid for sex with Zahia Dehar while she was under 18.
Neither of the two men are expected to attend the start of the trial in Paris, Ribery's lawyer Carlo Alberto Brusa said.
Ex-call girl Dehar, who rose to fame under the tutelage of fashion impresario Karl Lagerfeld after the charges emerged, is also not expected to attend.
Brusa said he was confident of an acquittal, after prosecutors recommended the charges be dropped for lack of evidence the men were aware she was a minor. Full story...
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Bayern Munich winger Ribery, 30, and Real Madrid striker Benzema, 26, are facing up to three years in prison and fines of up to 45,000 euros ($55,000) each on charges they paid for sex with Zahia Dehar while she was under 18.
Neither of the two men are expected to attend the start of the trial in Paris, Ribery's lawyer Carlo Alberto Brusa said.
Ex-call girl Dehar, who rose to fame under the tutelage of fashion impresario Karl Lagerfeld after the charges emerged, is also not expected to attend.
Brusa said he was confident of an acquittal, after prosecutors recommended the charges be dropped for lack of evidence the men were aware she was a minor. Full story...
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