Kylian Mbappé: interrogation, police custody, prison sentence… What does the Frenchman risk ?

“Kylian Mbappé: interrogation, custody, prison sentence… What does the Frenchman risk?”

Kylian Mbappé now reserves his word to the Swedish justice system according to his lawyer, what does the Frenchman really risk in this case?

The essentials

• On Thursday, October 17, the Frenchman reportedly admitted to having had consensual sexual intercourse with one of the young women present on Thursday, October 10 at a party in Stockholm, according to information from RMC Sport and Le Parisien. The newspaper also claims that the player is relying on written messages testifying to “a happy meeting and a consensual relationship” with Kylian Mbappé after the young woman left the hotel. But there is no evidence at this time that this young woman is indeed the complainant who presented herself to the police a few hours later.
• Also on Thursday, the player's lawyer told AFP that Kylian Mbappé “keeps primacy of his explanations” for the Swedish justice system, in the event that she would request it, also denouncing “firmly the media allegations suggesting that Kylian Mbappéé spoke out about the progress of his trip to Stockholm".
• What is the risk for the French ? “When the suspicions are strong enough, we can start to consider questioning the suspect,” explained the prosecutor. “In some cases, the suspect's testimony is credible and the investigation can then be dropped immediately,” the prosecutor also explained. Furthermore, when the suspect is in another EU country and refuses or is unable to to go there, he can be questioned by the local police. If the case is confirmed and goes to its conclusion, in Sweden, rape is punishable by a prison sentence of three to six years. But for the moment Kylian Mbappé would still be considered as “reasonably suspicious” and this qualification rarely leads to pretrial detention.

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09:05 – A theft & 100,000 euros

According to the "calculations" of L'Equipe and the opinion of a pilot, Kylian Mbappé's short trip to Sweden would have cost him around 100,000 euros aboard an Embraer Legacy 550, an aircraft with a capacity of 8 seats operated by the Maltese company Luxaviation.

08:53 – The sentences have increased in Sweden

In Sweden, for a defendant to be convicted of rape, the prosecution must now prove that there was a “lack of consent” on the part of the victim, a concept that does not yet exist in French law. Rape convictions in Sweden have increased by 75% to reach 333 in 2019, compared to 190 in 2017, according to a 2020 progress report from the National Council for Crime Prevention, one year after the law was put in place.

10/17/24- 11:07 PM – Why Kylian Mbappé isn't saying more for the moment ?

END OF LIVE – Kylian Mbappé's lawyer explained to AFP on Thursday, October 17, that the player does not wish to speak out further in the media for the moment, preferring to “keep the primacy of his explanations” for the Swedish justice system, in the event that she would contact him to get his version of the facts.

10/17/24 – 9:37 PM – A Real Madrid press conference this Friday

Like every day before a match, Real Madrid will organize a press conference on Friday. Coach Carlo Ancelotti will be eagerly awaited but should focus his answers on the preparation for the Merengue match scheduled for this Saturday, October 19 in Vigo as part of the 10th day of La Liga. Will the Madrid club's leaders make a special statement on the Mbappé affair ? The Madrid press has so far remained rather discreet or even silent on the subject.

10/17/24 – 9:08 PM – Text messages as Mbappé's line of defense ? A gray area persists

According to RMC, Kylian Mbappé would have at his disposal the written messages from the young girl “with a very positive tone”, testifying to a “happy encounter” that did not suffer from “any ambiguity”. This message apparently came from the young girl with whom the footballer admitted to having consensual sexual relations. The problem is that there is no evidence to suggest that this young woman is indeed the complainant who filed a rape report.