Rapper Moha La Squale was indicted on Wednesday for
“sexual assault”
and
“violence”
by a spouse as well as for
“kidnapping”
following the accusations of several women, a judicial source told AFP, confirming information from
Le Monde
.
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The subject of a preliminary investigation since September, Moha La Squale, 26, whose real name is Mohamed Bellahmed, was taken into custody on Monday, according to
Le Monde
. During his custody, according to a source familiar with the case, at least one confrontation was organized with one of the complainants. On Wednesday, the rapper was presented to a magistrate as part of a judicial investigation opened by the Paris prosecutor's office.
"He was indicted in particular of counts of violence by spouse, sexual assault by spouse, death threats by spouse and kidnappings on different victims"
, and placed under judicial control, indicated the judicial source. Moha La Squale was the subject of six complaints, according to a source familiar with the matter, most of them revealed in September 2020. The first three complainants were presented as former companions aged 23 to 28 years of the Parisian rapper. A fourth woman filed a complaint on September 11 and a fifth on September 22.
"The investigations have shown how much the word of my clients is as reliable as it is constant"
, welcomed the lawyer for four complainants, Me Thibault Stumm.
“It is a great satisfaction for my clients who have been living under the pressure of this business for months. By this indictment, the judge fully noted the existence of serious and consistent evidence. Keep in mind that this is only a first step, ”
added the council. Contacted by AFP, Me Elise Arfi, the artist's lawyer, did not respond immediately.
