Eric Olhats, former adviser to Antoine Griezmann and recruiter, was placed in police custody at the Bayonne police station (Pyrénées-Atlantiques) on Wednesday for suspicion of sexual assault on a minor, the prosecution said on Thursday, confirming information from the site.
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The alleged facts, which date back to the 1990s and the beginning of the 2000s, when Eric Olhats was a youth coach at the Aviron Bayonnais football club, "
are highly disputed
", the public prosecutor told AFP. Republic of Bayonne Jérôme Bourrier.
The victim would be a player, minor at the time of the facts.
A rape complaint was filed in August 2021.
The police custody of Eric Olhats, 59, arrested on Wednesday, was extended Thursday, according to the prosecution.
The investigation is being carried out by the judicial police.