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Date Added: Jul 22, 2010;
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Footballers French international Franck Ribery and Karim Benzema accused of having sex with an underage prostitute. The official charges were brought in the evening on Tuesday, July 20. If players are found guilty, they face imprisonment for up to three years and a fine of 45,000 euros.
Scandal involving Ribéry and Benzema began in April this year, when the Paris police made a raid in the fight against illegal prostitution. Prostitution in France officially permitted, but it can not deal with a person younger than 18 years. In addition, the penalties for incitement to prostitution, pimping, etc.
During the raid a violation were found, in particular, in a nightclub Zaman Cafe in the heart of Paris. The police arrested 18 girls, one of which, Zakhia Dehar, said her clients were several prominent players. According Dehar, Ribery and Benzema use its services when she was not yet 18 years old.
It is known that 22-year-old Benzema has punter back in 2008 when he played for Lyon. In summer 2009, the French striker joined Real Madrid. Did he Dehar services after the Spanish club was a player (and if so, how often), is unknown. Benzema himself pleaded not think so.
As for Ribery, he first became a customer Dehar in April 2009. Called a prostitute for his birthday player in Munich, where he plays for Bayern. Who exactly wrote a prostitute, is unknown, but it is known that after his birthday Ribery, who is married and has two children, became her regular customer.
Most of these details became known from an article in the popular French magazine Paris Match, which Dehar gave an interview. It happened shortly after the raid, the Paris police, when history has already been publicized. In May, a prostitute wrote an open letter to France coach Raymond Domenech, asking not to pay attention to the scandal and take players on the world championship in South Africa.
It is known that Ribery in the World Cup-2010 came and Benzema Raymond Domenech did not take. It is no secret also that in South Africa the French were a failure and scandal, with contributions from Nicolas Anelka and team players boycott training was even louder than the story with Ribery, Benzema and prostitutes. On hearing of the case players forget, but not for long.
July 20th both players called in for questioning, which lasted several hours. In the evening they were charged with incitement to prostitution. As Ribery and Benzema used the services of Dehar, before she turned 18, they may be guilty of this crime. However, the players themselves has not pleaded guilty.
Benzema and his lawyer declined to make comment. As for Ribery, he did not deny his relationship with a prostitute, but stressed that he did not know about her minor. Dehar confirms that not talking about his age or Ribery or Benzema. Will the testimony of a prostitute by her ex-clients, it is not clear.
Counsel Ribery Sophie Bottai said that over the past few weeks in this case does not appear any new data or evidence. 8 финала.\">According Bottai, the main news of Ribery after the previous examination is that the World Cup he played badly, and French team failed to reach the 1 / 8 finals.
Counsel Ribery added that one of the defendants in the case of incitement to prostitution is a 22-year-old stepbrother Ribery. In addition, Dehar said that her services enjoyed another football team of France Sidney Govou from the Greek Panathinaikos. However, he became a customer of a young prostitute in March 2010 - shortly after she turned 18.
In addition to football players and other customers Dehar the case of incitement to prostitution are still a few people. Among them - the owner of a nightclub Zaman Cafe, worked there as a waiter and a man accused of pimping. It should be added that the club Zaman Cafe is closed by the decision of the authorities, and if open, the list of services offered certainly be reduced.
Public opinion in France, as always happens in such cases, divided. Some believe that the players have every right to use the services of prostitutes, and if they hide their age, then the customer is not concerned. Others believe that international players should remember that they are one of the most famous people of the country, are very popular among young people and should therefore avoid such scandals.
Case Ribery and Benzema completed certainly not soon. Most likely, the players still do not have time to testify, and their names will be remembered not only for the exploits on the football field, but also in relation to the history with a prostitute.
