The whole microcosm of the Le Havre amateur footballer had only been talking about this for several weeks.
A volunteer football coach in his sixties was indicted and remanded in custody for rape and sexual assault on minors committed in the Le Havre region, according to the Le Havre prosecutor's office.
He was indicted and placed in detention in mid-October, "for acts of rape and sexual assault on minors, with the circumstance that the victims, for a certain number of acts, were under the age of 15" , indicated the public prosecutor of Le Havre Bruno Dieudonné, confirming information from the daily Paris-Normandie.
According to Bruno Dieudonné, certain facts date back to 1985 and "the three victims are elderly men, roughly 22 to 35 years old today".
The sixty-year-old “does not dispute the materiality of the facts but he suggests that the victims were consenting.
There are three complaints but there are facts which are too old to be prosecuted, ”said the magistrate.
The lawyer requests the respect of the principle of the "presumption of innocence"
"The investigating judge will deepen the investigations to identify other young people who would have been under the authority of this trainer and who could have undergone the same things.
It is not impossible that we discover other victims.
He had put an end to his volunteer activities a few years ago on his own initiative, ”added the prosecutor.
Contacted by Paris Normandie, the lawyer of the respondent indicated that his client "disputes the facts" and that the principle of the "presumption of innocence" must be respected.
