A statement from the Versailles prosecutor said the alleged crimes
for which he was being investigated could carry a prison sentence of at
least five years.
Benzema put under formal inquiry over French sex tape(Reuters)
French Real Madrid striker Karim Benzema was placed under formal judicial investigation on Thursday in connection with an alleged attempt to blackmail fellow-France soccer international Mathieu Valbuena with the use of a sex video.
A
statement from the Versailles prosecutor said the alleged crimes for
which he was being investigated could carry a prison sentence of at
least five years.
His lawyer, Sylvain Cormier,
told reporters after a hearing that Benzema was innocent and took no
part in any blackmail or attempted blackmail.
The
prosecutor's move, which in France's justice system does not confirm any
wrongdoing but does mean investigators have serious grounds for
pursuing the matter with him, exposes Benzema to a lengthy period of
doubt ahead of a European nations soccer contest that France hosts next
year.
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