- Ben Yedder was arrested in September after being accused of sexual assault
- The previous France worldwide didn’t attend courtroom for his sentencing
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Former France worldwide Wissam Ben Yedder has been handed a two-year suspended jail sentence after being discovered responsible of sexual assault.
Ben Yedder went on trial final month after being accused of sexual assault whereas intoxicated.
Prosecutors had requested a jail sentence of two years and 6 months, with 18 months suspended.
Ben Yedder’s lawyer Marie Roumiantseva instructed the Related Press the footballer has been given a suspended sentence of two years in jail.
The footballer has additionally been ordered to pay €5,000 (£4,100) in compensation.
Wissam Ben Yedder, pictured final month, has been handed a suspended jail sentence
The previous France worldwide has been discovered responsible of a sexual assault in September
Ben Yedder final performed for Monaco however left the 34-year-old left on the finish of final season
He has additionally had his driving licence suspended for six months.
Ben Yedder, a former Toulouse, Sevilla and Monaco ahead, is ready to attraction the decision.
He had been accused of driving a younger lady, born in 2001, to an underground automotive park, trying to masturbate in entrance of her, and touching her thigh, as reported by RMC Sport.
His defence insisted that the allegation of touching the lady on the thigh is ‘not a critical reality’.
He was arrested in a ‘state of intoxication’ between the night time of Friday September 6 and the early hours of the Saturday morning.
Ben Yedder stated throughout the trial that he was so drunk he has no recollection of any form of sexual assault.
Since his arrest, Ben Yedder has reportedly attended Alcoholics Nameless and admitted that he ‘hopes to remedy himself of the scenario’.
‘I am making an effort,’ stated the previous French worldwide. ‘To cease for good is the perfect resolution to remedy myself. I’ve at all times identified and I’ve at all times been there when justice referred to as on me.’
He has additionally seen a ‘specialist psychologist’.
Ben Yedder had claimed he was so drunk he has no recollection of any form of sexual assault
Ben Yedder had gained 19 caps throughout his worldwide profession with France, scoring three objectives
Ben Yedder was not current at Good Legal Courtroom for his sentencing.
In a separate authorized case, Ben Yedder was final 12 months charged with rape, tried rape and sexual assault over one other alleged incident within the south of France.
Ben Yedder denies the allegation.
He’s additionally due in courtroom in December after his spouse accused him of psychological violence amid their divorce proceedings.
Ben Yedder performed 19 instances for the French nationwide workforce, scoring three objectives, together with his final look coming in June 2022.
Throughout stints with Toulouse, Sevilla, and Monaco, the presently club-less ahead has scored 259 objectives in 513 video games.
