Noel Le Graet, the acting president of the French Football Federation (FFF), has been placed under investigation for sexual harassment, prosecutors said. AFP On 17 January.
The investigation was launched on Monday after agent Sonia Saud made allegations against Le Graet in a case. Meanwhile, Le Graet, 81, was forced to step down last week pending the completion of the audit France24, Filipe Diallo takes over as interim president of the FFF.
On January 15, le monde It is reported that Le Graet may face criminal proceedings after claiming a ‘sexist outcry’.
It said that the report was submitted to the public prosecutor of Paris after Sonia Saud’s testimony. Also French Sports Minister Amelie Odia-Castera was informed about this by the head of the auditing body.
Earlier on Saturday, Le Graet said in a statement to AFP that he was shocked by the leak to the media.
“I recently read an article in Le Monde reporting leaks in the provisional audit report being prepared,” he said in a statement.
Adding further he said, “”At this stage I neither know the facts in which I am accused nor the people who are behind it. More generally, I am surprised that the information can be disclosed even though the interim report has not yet been sent to me and I am not able to furnish my comments.”
According to French law, “sexist outrage” refers to a statement or behavior with a sexual or sexist connotation that lowers a person’s dignity or exposes him to a distressing situation.
If convicted, Le Graet can be punished with a fine of up to 750 euros.
With agency inputs.
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