Amélie Mauresmo: police custody, blackmail… His ex-wife risks ten months in prison, suspended

The former tennis champion accuses his ex-wife of moral harassment.

The former tennis champion, director of the Roland-Garros tournament since 2021, is currently in the middle of criminal proceedings with his ex-wife, Marie-Bén  ;dicts Hurel, of whom she askedé divorce in 2023. The former world number 1 in women's tennis became a civil party during the trial ;s that took place &agrav; behind closed doors this January 23 before the criminal chamber of the Bayonne judicial court.

This trial took place &agrav; behind closed doors due to the private nature of the proceedings of the business and personality public office of Amélie Mauresmo. As a couple and with two children, the two women had been in a relationship since 2014 and got married in 2021. The former winner of Wimbledon and the Open d&# 39;Australia carriedé complaint a few months ago, accusing his ex-partner of humiliation, blackmail, insults, including by SMS. According to the defense, the defendant made comments of ;nigrants and insults, enough to characterize moral harassment. 

Since the evil is profound, an inability to respond total work (ITT) of ten days was also enough for him. prescribed a few months ago while Marie-B&eac;n&eac;dict Hurel wasé placed in custody seen at the Biarritz police station last September.

Disputed facts

According to the lawyers of Marie-Bénédicte Hurel, " the disputed text messages do not relate to harassment at all, but to a simple discussion on daily management. Quant to verbal insults: "no one heard such remarks". Lawyer Thierry Sagardoytho goes even further by denouncing an instrumentalization of ;an artificial complaint in the perspective of divorce".

A conviction required

Despite; the defense, the prosecutor of the Republic Jean-Claude Belota requested ten months of suspended prison sentence. against Marie-B&n&edicte Hurel. The judgment will be pronounced next February 13.