Ben Yedder avoids temporary prison

The former captain of AS Monaco and Sevilla’s Wissam Ben Yedderwho will be tried on October 15 for sexual assault and is still being prosecuted for rape in another case, will not enter preventive detention, the Prosecutor’s Office of the Court of Appeal of Aix-en-Provence.

The 34-year-old French forward has been without a club since his contract with him expired Monaco In June, he was caught driving on the night of September 6 to 7 in Cap d’Aila town near the Principality.

That same night, a girl in her twenties filed a complaint against him for sexual assault. At the end of his police custody, he was summoned to trial on October 15 for “sexual assault in an apparent state of intoxication, refusal to obey and driving under the influence of alcohol”.

Meanwhile, a psychological evaluation of the victim must be carried out, and the player is placed under judicial supervision.

However, the prosecutor appealed this decision by the judge of liberties and detention (JLD), citing “real flight risks” and arguing that preventive detention is “the only way to avoid any risk of pressure on the victim or those witness.” also “to prevent any repetition of events.”

On Wednesday, the training room of Court of Appeal of Aix-en-Provence the appeal was rejected, deciding that strict judicial monitoring measures were sufficient: prohibition to leave his home from 8:00 pm to 6:00 am, obligation to undergo medical treatment, report to the station by the police twice a week, prohibition to leave the area. apartment, etc.

In the summer of 2023, he was accused of “rape, attempted rape and sexual assault” in another case and was placed under judicial supervision, after paying a bail of 900,000 euros.

Ben Yedder He launched into professional football in Toulouse and played on Seville before signing for him Monaco in 2019, where he became the second leading scorer in history. He has been international 19 times as well France.