Former France striker Wissam Ben Yedder gets 2-year suspended jail sentence in sexual assault case
- Wissam Ben Yedder received a suspended sentence of two years in prison for sexually assaulting a woman, as confirmed by one of his lawyers.
- The court ordered Ben Yedder to pay 5,000 euros in compensation to the victim and mandated treatment.
- After being charged in September, he admitted to driving while under the influence and began alcohol detox and therapy.
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French footballer Wissam Ben Yedder received a two-year suspended sentence on Tuesday after his trial in France last month for sexually assaulting a woman, his lawyers told The Associated Press.
French soccer player Wissam Ben Yedder was sentenced to a suspended sentence of two years in prison for sexually assaulting a woman. The 34-year-old pleaded guilty, and he will have to pay compensation in the amount of 5,000 euros to the victim.
Wissam Ben Yedder, a well-known striker who shone in Seville and Monaco, faces a two-year prison sentence for sexual assault. A court in Nice handed down a suspended sentence on Tuesday of 2 years in prison, in addition to imposing a fine of €5,000 ($5,307) and the obligation to compensate the victim with €6,500. This decision came after a trial in which Ben Yedder confessed his problems with alcohol and related how they influenced his actions. …


French international footballer Wissam Ben Yedder, former Toulouse, Seville and Monaco, has been sentenced to two years in prison, although without the obligation to enter it, for sexually assaulting a 23-year-old girl in a state of drunkenness between 6 and 7 September of this year. Ben Yedder, 34 years old and who last season was one of the best scorers in the French League when he scored 16 goals with Monaco, was also convicted for ignoring a…
The court sentenced Wissam Ben Yedder to a two and a half year suspended prison sentence. The French national soccer player was accused of sexual harassment and drunk driving.
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