[HIGHLIGHTS] Handball player Benoît Kounkoud contests accusations of attempted rape

The French handball team was accused of attempting to rape a woman in Paris. The player was released from police custody on Wednesday.

The club says it will take "all appropriate action" to clear the name of the woman. The case is still under investigation by the French police and the prosecutor's office. The woman has not yet been identified and the case is being investigated by the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) and the French government. The incident is being treated as a criminal case by the ECHR.