2023-11-22 15:57:55
Five complaints of sexual assault were filed in Le Havre by supporters of RC Lens and LOSC following pat-downs by security teams at the Océane stadium in Le Havre, following the arrival of their respective teams on October 1 and 20. “The Le Havre police station received five complaints for sexual assault filed several days, even several weeks after the match,” said Bruno Dieudonné, Le Havre public prosecutor, adding that “two other complaints are in the process of being investigated. forwarding “. An investigation was opened “on the charge of sexual assault”, announced the prosecutor.
The five complaints all target “the same person, a security guard responsible for security pat-downs on female supporters”, according to the prosecutor, specifying that this employee “had never been talked about until then”. The complainants reported searches “felt as invasive, suggesting touching of the chest and genitals”, but it will be necessary “to demonstrate sexual assault, and in particular an intentional element”, he added.
Le Havre does not plan to “question the system”
The hearings of stadium staff have not yet taken place, according to the prosecutor’s office, which says it knows, “and it is an open secret that to introduce prohibited objects, females are used more than males.” . Strange outcome all the same to justify completely illegal touching of the hand…
Contacted by AFP after the match, the Le Havre club explained that the pat-down is carried out by its agents but “carried out in the presence of Lensois stewards [ce sont les clubs visiteurs qui gèrent le parcage des visiteurs, même si ce sont les locaux qui gèrent le contrôle des billets et les palpations] and police officers”, and “that no comments were reported” on the searches. “This is the first time that the stewards have been implicated, and the person responsible for the pat-down has never been singled out before,” according to the HAC communication. The club did not want to “question the system”, already tested in Ligue 2 without incident.
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