Soccer players Franck Ribery and Karim Benzema will face a trial for allegedly soliciting an underage prostitute, according to the Paris prosecutor's office.
Andre Dando, the investigating magistrate, told CNN that "some of the defendants will be prosecuted for 'aggravated pimping', although I cannot disclose which ones at this time."
Dando said that the trial is months away and would likely carry over into 2013.
Ribery plays for Bayern Munich and Benzema plays for Real Madrid. Both are members of the French national team.
The case emerged earlier this year after police raided a night club near the Champs Elysees in Paris and detained 18 girls on suspicion of prostitution.
One of the girls, Zahia Dehar, appeared on the cover of Paris Match in April and told the magazine she had sexual relations with several players on the national team, including Ribery, whom she had met at the club. She said in the interview she hadn't told them she was younger than 18 at the time.
In an initial court hearing on the case, Ribery admitted he had sex with Dehar but insisted he did not know she was a minor. Benzema has made no public comment.
D'oh!
this isn't new. this story came out like 2-3 years ago, if not before then.
ps: if you haven't seen Zahia Dehar, GOOGLE HER! I'd have a hard time telling her no, too! I imagine most hetero men would.
crawl under a rock and try a snake!
Exactly my point.. American journalism is so lazy and bought
I would definitely hit that, probably a couple of times an hour for 20-30 years. Don't blame them.
Yeck
yuck!
WOW she's under 18?? What are they feeding these kids. Secondly where the hell is her parents letting an underaged girl run around looking like that and clubbing?
You are damn right, she is worth going to jail for!
Prosecutors wasting tax payers money.
Plead insanity... Judge I plead insanity... I am just crazy about those young girls!
Buy yourself a toy!
Old News man.. Very poor journalism... Few years ago... Typical CNN...
That "minor" was 17 going on 35 – give it a break.
Funniest thing I've ever read!!!!!
HAHAHAHAHAHAHA
You sound far from typical...sux to be you.
I'm 62 and less worldly-wise than this "little girl". Give me a break. Where's her Mom? You can't have it both ways,
Somehow this will be the US's fault
Please try Islam for better human beings. Go Islam! convert now!
haha Dream on 40 virgin guy
Only Islam has cure and is the greatest religion – If one man can have multiple wifes that solves the problem.
Girl is an North African Mooslam, makes sense now.
TMobile...get more.