Stockholm:
Swedish prosecutors confirmed Tuesday a rape probe following media reviews that French footballer Kylian Mbappe was being investigated after a go to to Stockholm however didn’t title the suspect.
On Monday, Swedish newspapers Aftonbladet and Expressen reported {that a} rape investigation had been opened following Mbappe’s two-day go to to the Nordic capital.
“In response to media reviews a couple of suspected rape in Stockholm, the prosecutor can affirm {that a} felony report has been submitted to the police,” Sweden’s Prosecution Authority mentioned in a press release.
It added that the alleged incident occurred at a resort on October 10, however didn’t title a suspect and mentioned no additional data might be shared for the second.
Expressen on Monday recognized Mbappe because the suspect, citing nameless sources, whereas Aftonbladet mentioned Tuesday it had additionally had obtained data confirming Mbappe was the suspect.
Expressen mentioned Mbappe was “moderately suspected” of rape and sexual assault, the decrease of two grades of suspicion within the Swedish authorized system.
Contacted by AFP on Monday, Mbappe’s entourage mentioned it had no data of a authorized grievance made towards him.
The French worldwide was not chosen for his nation’s newest spherical of Nations League matches, so visited the Swedish capital with a gaggle of individuals final Thursday.
In line with Aftonbladet, they dined at a restaurant earlier than going to a nightclub. Mbappe and the group left Sweden on Friday.
Aftonbladet mentioned the grievance was filed on Saturday after the alleged sufferer had sought medical consideration.
Expressen reported Tuesday that police had seized some clothes as proof, saying it consisted of ladies’s underwear, a pair of black trousers and a black high.
On Monday, Mbappe himself claimed in a publish on X that there was a hyperlink between the Aftonbladet report and his listening to earlier than a French league committee on Tuesday, in his bitter dispute together with his former membership Paris Saint-Germain over what he says are unpaid wages.
Mbappe claims he’s owed 55 million euros ($60 million) by the Qatari-owned French champions.
“FAKE NEWS !!!!. It is turning into so predictable, on the eve of the listening to, as if by likelihood,” Mbappe posted.
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