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Swimming: Double Olympic champion arrested after rape claims

STRASBOURG, FRANCE (AFP) – French swimmer Yannick Agnel, who won two gold medals at the 2012 Olympics, was taken into police custody on Thursday (Dec 9) as part of an investigation into the rape of a minor, the Mulhouse prosecutor’s office told AFP. The 29-year-old was arrested in Paris and placed in police custody in... » read more

Football: Man City’s Mendy charged in court with two more rape counts

LONDON (AFP) – Manchester City and France international Benjamin Mendy on Wednesday (Nov 17) appeared in court charged with two additional counts of rape. The 27-year-old defender is facing six allegations of rape and one of sexual assault, after the new charges were added on Tuesday. The offences are alleged to been committed on four... » read more