Several media are reporting on rape allegations against the French soccer player Kylian Mbappé in connection with this weekend’s visit to Sweden.
Now the prosecutor confirms that a police report was received about a suspected rape at a hotel in central Stockholm after the player’s visit.
A preliminary investigation into rape has been launched.
Player: “Fake news”
On Monday, police and technicians were on site at the hotel where the star and his entourage are said to have stayed during the visit. According to Expressen’s information, it is Kylian Mbappé who is being investigated. He must be reasonably suspected, the lower degree of suspicion, of sexual harassment and rape.
According to the prosecutor, the crime must have been committed on Thursday, October 10, which is consistent with other media reports. However, the report must have come in on Saturday after the woman sought care, reports Aftonbladet.
On Monday evening, the footballer responded to the allegations in a statement on X.
“Fake news,” wrote Mbappé.