The riding industry is summoned to react in turn. Like former champion Sarah Abitbol in figure skating, Amélie Quéquiner revealed in an open letter that she was the victim of three educators during her adolescence in the 1980s in the Southwest.
Today owner of the Ecuries de Liam, in La Roche Chalais (Dordogne), she has been a professional instructor and rider in show jumping. "It is in this context of intensive practice, omnipresence and grip, all this taking in the soil of my passion, that I was the prey and the victim of three men". She announced that she had filed a complaint against them "even if the facts are now prescribed," she said.
"It was reported to me by phone that this gentleman was in love with me"
Two years ago, the Pau prosecutor's office had opened a first investigation into her main monitor, whom she accuses of having raped and attacked her for ten years. A file finally classified without continuation. To this disappointment is added that of the antenna "Youth and Sport" of the city. "After having also heard my rapist, who admitted to having inappropriate relations with me (minor under 15 years old!) Because he was madly in love with me", the organ "decided not to sanction him under pretext that he was close to retirement, ”she wrote.
📢📢📢📢📢📢This evening I appeal to your attention. I am enclosing with this publication the open letter which I have just sent to ...
Gepostet von Amélie Quéguiner am Mittwoch, 5. Februar 2020This Thursday, Amélie Quéquiner claims to have made two other complaints to the gendarmerie. “During this period, I also had to deal with a regional technical adviser (CTR), who came to provide training days and who mainly detected young people for the high level. During several meetings, this person raped me. And during a detection course that we did before the French championships, I was the victim of another coach who gravitated in this environment and who trained other young girls like me. I was also raped by this gentleman, ”she says.
A listening cell promised by the Federation
According to the fiftieth anniversary, these three individuals still gravitate in the field of horse riding, especially with young licensed workers. This form of omerta is widespread, according to the testimony she claims to have received other children attacked in France.
“There are teachers who have been reported and sometimes ordered to stop practicing who are still practicing in structures affiliated to your federation. They change structures or are covered by their spouse and no longer appear officially ”, she denounced in her open letter addressed to Serge Lecomte, president of the French Riding Federation. As a reminder, the FFE is the fourth sporting structure in France, with 650,000 licensees.
"Despite the existing measures, recent testimony highlights the need to be extra vigilant and preventive," replied Mr. Lecomte in a press release. He promises an "action plan" and the opening of a "victim listening cell", in collaboration with the Ministry of Sports. The latter was informed of these cases this Thursday, as the federation.