Kylian Mbappe Being Investigated For 'Rape' In Sweden
Real Madrid captain Kylian Mbappe is facing allegations of involvement in a rape case. According to media reports, Swedish police are investigating whether the claims about the rape incident are true or false. Reports from Swedish media outlets say that Mbappe has been accused of rape and sexual assault in Stockholm. However, the French national team captain has denied these allegations, called them ‘fake news.’
Mbappe in his post on X handle said that there was a link between the report published by the Aftonbladet newspaper and his hearing before a French league committee in his bitter dispute over unpaid wages with his former club Paris Saint -German.
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The 25-year-old wrote on X, “It’s becoming so predictable ,on the eve of hearing, as if by chance”.
According to the Aftonbladet’s newspaper report that rape was committed “in Stockholm city center” and a formal complaint was filed later to the police. A prosecutor investigating the accusation told AFP: “A probe is under way into a crime that was reported on October 10 in the centre of Stockholm.”
However, the Swedish police refused to give any further details.
Kylian Mbappe, currently Real Madrid captain and 2018 World Cup winner, has often been the target of misleading accusations and fake harassment claims spread by some media platforms. Similarly, the former Real Madrid captain, Cristiano Ronaldo, also faced similar criticism and media harassment during his time at the club.
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Mbappe’s entourage in a statement sent to AFP denying all the allegations and said, “In order to put an end to this methodical destruction of (the) image (of Kylian Mbappe), all necessary legal actions will be taken to re-establish the truth and pursue any person or media involved in the moral harassment and defamatory treatment that Kylian Mbappe is suffering repeatedly,” the statement added.
(This story is part of a Timeline internship project)
