AGNEL. A month after his indictment for rape of a minor, an investigation unit led by Radio France indicates that part of the entourage was aware of the case.
[Mis à jour le 13 janvier à 13h09] A survey of Radio France revealed Thursday, January 13 reveals that part of the entourage of the swimmer and the victim were aware of the relationship … According to our colleagues, the facts began with a “kiss on New Year’s Eve, December 31, 2015, in the apartment rented by the swimmer in the center of Mulhouse. Then there was sexual intercourse on several occasions in Riedisheim, at the very home of Lionel Horter “before identical events took place in Thailand. A young swimmer interviewed by the investigation unit remembers that the young woman went “regularly” to Yannick Agnel’s room during this stay. “I had doubts about what was going on” she admits. Also according to the investigation, one of the swimmers says that the victim confessed “at the end of 2017 that she had had a relationship with Yannick Agnel a year earlier. She told me so confidentially. I think that ‘she did not realize. At 13, you are not able to judge that. I am sorry for her. “
In addition, this investigation also highlights the ignorance of the Horter clan on the facts even if some wonder how this could have gone unnoticed. There is no evidence at present that the parents were aware, explains the Mulhouse prosecutor for Radio France.Judicial information evolves with the hearings. We’ll see. In any case, this does not lessen the suffering of the victim. She is the victim in this case. She hasn’t been doing well for several months, because of what she went through and which is emerging today. “
What do we know about the rape charges against Yannick Agnel?
The facts go back to the years 2014 -2016 when the swimmer belonged to the Mulhouse club. Yannick Agnel came out of two years of training in the United States, in the wake of his Olympic titles in London in 2012. The swimmer had returned to France and had taken a license at Mulhouse Olympic Swimming in September 2014. He was there. trained for two years under the orders of Lionel Horter.
In a press conference Monday, December 13, the prosecutor of the Republic of Mulhouse Edwige Roux-Morizot indicated that the former Olympic champion recognized the materiality of the facts with which he is accused even if the latter indicates that the former swimmer “n did not have the feeling that there was coercion “. Specifying the age of the respondent and the complainant at the time of the facts, the prosecutor explained that “if the facts constitute rape it is because you are aware that there is a very difference in age. important between the 13 years of the alleged victim and the 24 years of Yannick Agnel “.
“Yannick Agnel is still presumed innocent,” said the prosecutor, but has already issued that the “constraint” was established according to the prosecutor. “When you have ten years of age difference, it is obvious that it is a real constraint of course. The personality of Agnel which could come into account, it is someone who has a strong personality. This is what characterizes for us the facts of rape and sexual assault “, she declared, adding again:” Yannick Agnel regrets it “.
“Like the majority of rape complaints, a whole psychological process took place with the complainant and which made her decide, because she was ill, to file a complaint,” Edwige Roux told the press. -Morizot. “All the facts took place in 2016. It also happened in Thailand, Rio, and Tenerife I believe. Which suggests that there were several facts.” The investigations are continuing, Yannick Agnel has been placed under judicial supervision and is not imprisoned.
What is Yannick Agnel at risk?
Accused and then indicted for rape of a minor, the former Olympic swimming champion admitted the materiality of the facts, but explained that he did not have the impression of any constraint. Still “presumed innocent” in the words of the prosecutor, the swimmer risks going to jail in the coming days. Indeed, according to article 222-24 of the Penal Code, “rape is punishable by twenty years of criminal imprisonment when it is committed on a minor of 15 years.” A minor of 15 years cannot consent to an act of sexual relations with an adult, except in very specific and determined circumstances “, explains Anne Bouillon, lawyer at the Nantes bar and specialist in violence against women for France Info. The latter evokes with our colleagues the” Romeo and Juliet clause which states that, if the age difference is less than five years, the offense is not characterized. “In the case of Yannick Agnel,” if it is this law which should apply, then that would fall under the scope of the offense and the rape “
Yannick Agnel in conflict with the Horter clan?
L’Equipe reveals that several swimmers have been auditioned in recent days before the custody of Yannick Agnel. And according to several media, this affair could revive the war between the Horter clan and Yannick Agnel … Yannick Agnel and the Mulhouse club have indeed been in conflict since the swimmer’s retirement. He claims 60,000 euros in unpaid bonuses from the club, which the club contested. In this case, Agnel had won at first instance but the Mulhouse club appealed against the decision.
Who is Yannick Agnel?
Born June 9, 1992, Yannick Agnel is one of the most successful swimmers in French swimming. Barely 20 years old, he won his first three Olympic medals at the London Olympics, including two in gold in the 200m freestyle and the 4x100m relay and a silver medal in the 4×200 relay. On this occasion, he became the first French swimmer to win two gold medals at the same Olympiad. The following year, the Nîmes renewed his performances at the Barcelona World Championships by winning the title in the 200-meter freestyle, and in the 4 × 100-meter relay.
Yannick Agnel retired
It was just after the Rio Olympics in 2016 that Yannick Agnel from Nîmes retired. The man with two Olympic titles will make this decision after his elimination in the 200m freestyle heats. After resuming his studies by integrating Paris-Dauphine University, Yannick Agnel became a consultant for France Télévisions in 2019.
Yannick Agnel and E-sport
The former swimmer is also very involved in the field of E-sport by becoming sports director of the professional team (MCES), an entity based in Marseille which excels at a high level in games like Fortnite, League of Legends or Clash of clans. For the past few months, he has also been hosting an eSport podcast in partnership with France Info and L’Equipe. Asked by Le Figaro, the ex-swimmer explained that he felt good in this new area. “When I stopped swimming, I focused on the areas that seemed to me to be the right decisions, but I came up against the reality of things: I was not really passionate about my choices. touch the radiator to realize that it was hot. By funnel effect, I analyzed what I really wanted to work in in the future. And I found what suited me, especially with the E -sport.”
Yannick Agnel and Jordan Pothain
Considered one of the leaders in Rio, had Yannick Agnel let go of the France team? At the time, when he was engaged in the 4x200m relay, Yannick Agnel forfeited, leaving his team all alone. A difficult choice to cash at the time for Jordan Pothain. “Everyone will have their own opinion. We have been bathed in lies, a lot of lies surrounded this relay.” He even added in an interview to The team that “he was dishonest towards his teammates, the people of the France team and towards me as an individual”. The main party responded to the controversy at a press conference, assuring that he would have swam “suffering or not” if the national technical swimming directorate had not replaced him against his will. “Even at 40 fever, I would have got high, he added. Those who know me know that I have never let go of anyone, nor abandoned anyone, let alone my team.”
What is the shoe size of Yannick Agnel?
The Nîmes swimmer has quite impressive measurements. In addition to his 2.02m (he measured 1.93m at 14) and his 90kg, the London Olympic champion wears a 50.