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The so-called sextape affair, these are, at the origin, facts that date back to October 2015. During a gathering of the France team with players, and intermediaries, who would, and the conditional is required, “singing” Mathieu Valbuena about an intimate video of the latter. Djibril Cissé and Karim Benzema warn Valbuena, before Mustapha Zouaoui, Younes Houass, Karim Zenati and Axel Angot appear in the case, all accused, like Benzema, of “attempted blackmail and breach of trust”.

Benzema is not present this morning in court, represented by his lawyers. But like the other four defendants, the Real Madrid striker risks a maximum penalty of 5 years in prison and a fine of 75,000 euros. Regarding the breach of trust, it is a maximum of three years in prison and a fine of 375,000 euros.

At the bar, Valbuena said this morning that he had been warned of this video of sexual intercourse by Djibril Cissé. “I felt in danger and my instinct was to file a complaint. I never thought of giving money so that this video would not be released. But football is my life. I knew that if this video did not come out. video came out, it was going to be complicated with the France team. ” It is then Youness Houass, accused of attempted blackmail, who gives his version of the facts. By telling him that he telephones Valbuena in June to find out if Cissé has conveyed the message to him as to the existence of this video.

Houass also says he texted Valbuena, “in order to inform him. I tell him to be careful and Valbuena continues to act as if nothing has happened. I warn him that things can happen.” The president of the court must then get angry, asking the defendant to stop taking himself for Mother Theresa (you don’t even know Mr. Valbuena, is it really to be of service? a more than troubling affair Monsieur) so that Houass specifies that he has never asked for money from Valbuena.

We learn, finally, through remarks granted to BFM by one of the placed in examinations, Mustapha Zouaoui, that the famous video was seen by a large number of players of the France team. We take care of ourselves as best we can …

“Sextape”: According to one of Mathieu Valbuena’s alleged blackmailers, “a lot of players from the France team saw the video, but there was no blackmail” pic.twitter.com/TqQD3pu1MN

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