On the sidelines of the upcoming release of his autobiography
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on October 28
,
Patrice Evra revealed this Friday, in an interview with the English newspaper The Times, to have been the victim of sexual assault during his adolescence. When he was 13, the principal of his college where he sometimes went to sleep allegedly sexually assaulted him on several occasions. A traumatic ordeal that he decided to reveal, so that the children to whom this happens have "
the courage to speak
":
“
The head teacher, believing I was asleep, put his hands under my bedspread and tried to touch me. I knew what he was doing was wrong and tried to push him away and hit him. I was strong but I was scared too even though I couldn't show him that I was scared of him. It lasted 10 or 15 minutes, like a fight. He was not joking and did everything to take my pants off. No words were spoken in the dark but he was touching himself and was sexually aroused.
The last night with this man, when he knew I was returning to my family, he finally succeeded. He put my penis in his mouth. I haven't told anyone. I was too ashamed to talk to my mother and I didn't know if anyone else would believe me, Patrice Evra confessed. I haven't told the whole story until now.
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