Prosecutors in Sweden have closed an inquiry right into a case of alleged rape, which Swedish media had linked to French soccer captain Kylian Mbappé.
Marina Chirakovamof the Swedish Prosecution Authority, stated the investigation into an alleged assault reported to have taken place in Stockholm had ended resulting from an absence of proof.
The Actual Madrid participant, considered one of soccer’s most high-profile stars, was by no means formally named by Swedish prosecutors or notified by them of being underneath suspicion of against the law.
In October, when the allegations surfaced, Mbappé’s lawyer stated her shopper was making ready to clear his title with a declare for defamation. Mbappé beforehand described the experiences as “pretend information”.
Senior prosecutor Ms Chirakova, who headed the preliminary investigation, deemed the proof “not adequate to proceed additional, and the investigation is due to this fact closed”.
The alleged rape and two instances of sexual harassment reportedly happened in a lodge within the Swedish capital on 10 October.
A number of Swedish media shops, together with newspapers Aftonbladet and Expressen, and public broadcaster SVT, named Mbappé as a suspect.
He had been visiting Stockholm on the time.
Police have been seen visiting the Financial institution lodge the place he had stayed, with officers later leaving with luggage. One report stated they’d taken clothes from the lodge in proof.
On Sunday, talking for the primary time in regards to the case on French TV present Clique, Mbappé stated he was “not concerned”.
“I haven’t acquired something, no summons… I’m not concerned.”
His lawyer beforehand condemned the Swedish media experiences as defamatory and stated that nothing was identified of the grievance.
“[Mbappé] isn’t alone. He’s by no means put able the place he results in a scenario that may result in him taking a threat,” Marie-Alix Canu-Bernard stated.
The Actual Madrid ahead this week scored his fiftieth Champions League purpose . He transferred from Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) earlier this 12 months.
He received the World Cup as an adolescent, in 2018, in Russia and scored a hat-trick within the 2022 closing in Qatar – which France misplaced on penalties to Lionel Messi’s Argentina.
At PSG, he was a part of a celebrity trio with Messi and Brazilian ahead Neymar.
Final 12 months, the Paris-born star completed in third place for the Ballon d’Or and Finest FIFA Males’s Participant prizes.
