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Ribery, Benzema charged with soliciting a minor

Paris, Aug 15: The Paris prosecutor's office says French internationals Franck Ribery and Karim Benzema will face trial for soliciting a minor.The office said Tuesday that six other people and a nightclub suspected of serving

India TV News Desk Published : Aug 15, 2012 19:19 IST, Updated : Aug 15, 2012 19:20 IST
ribery benzema charged with soliciting a minor
ribery benzema charged with soliciting a minor

Paris, Aug 15: The Paris prosecutor's office says French internationals Franck Ribery and Karim Benzema will face trial for soliciting a minor.





The office said Tuesday that six other people and a nightclub suspected of serving as a base for a network of prostitutes are being charged with aggravated pimping in the case.

The trial is going ahead at the behest of a judge, even though the prosecutor's office has argued the charges should be dropped.

A woman who says she has been paid for sex since she was 16 has testified that both Real Madrid striker Benzema and Bayern Munich winger Ribery solicited her while she was underage. Prostitution is legal in France, but prostitutes must be older than 18.

Both men have denied the claims, which first arose in April 2010.
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