Swedish police confirmed to local news media that Kylian Mbappé is under investigation for a rape and sexual assault case.
The Real Madrid star denounced it as "fake news".
Just after Swedish newspaper Aftonbladet reported that an alleged rape had been reported to police but did not say who was accused, Expressen newspaper claimed the French pro footballer Mbappe was the suspect.
The newspaper stated, "According to information obtained by Expressen, police are investigating the star who is reasonably suspected of rape and sexual assault."
The incident happened last Thursday, October 10th, on the day of the UEFA Nations League match between France and Israel (4-1).
The 25-year-old French national, due to an injury, was not chosen for his country's latest round of Nations League matches, so he visited the Swedish capital with a group of people last Thursday.
The football star was staying at the Bank Hotel in Sweden. He dined at the Chez Jolie restaurant in Stockholm, the country's capital, then went to the V nightclub, and finally returned to the hotel in a black van accompanied by his entourage.
Mbappe and the group left Sweden on Friday afternoon (October 11th).
The victim filed a report on Saturday, and then on Monday, October 14th, police went to investigate an alleged rape and assault incident that happened on Thursday night at the hotel where Mbappé stayed. The player is put under "reasonable suspicion" - the lowest level of suspicion in Sweden.
Mbappe shut down the ridiculous accusation, saying there was a link between the Aftonbladet report and his hearing before a French league committee on Tuesday regarding his bitter dispute with his former club Paris Saint-Germain on what he claims are unpaid wages.
Mbappe claims he is owed €55 million by the Qatari-owned French champions.
Both parties are scheduled to meet in the LFP's appeals committee on Tuesday, October 15th.
"FAKE NEWS !!!!. It's becoming so predictable, on the eve of the hearing, as if by chance," Mbappe posted on X (formerly Twitter).
AFP contacted Mbappe's entourage, who replied they have no knowledge of a legal complaint lodged against him, "Today, a new slanderous rumor is starting to spread across the web from the Swedish media Aftonbladet. These accusations are completely false and irresponsible, and their propagation is unacceptable.
In order to put an end to this methodical destruction of the image (of Kylian Mbappe), all necessary legal action will be taken to re-establish the truth and pursue any person or media involved in the moral harassment and defamatory treatment that Kylian Mbappe is suffering repeatedly."
Kylian Mbappe joined Madrid in the summer after 7 years at PSG. He has become of the highest paid players in the world after a stellar career. He joined Pele as the only teen to score in a World Cup final when France beat Croatia 4-2 to win the 2018 edition and was voted Best Young Player of the tournament.
Four years later in Qatar, he scored a hat-trick in the final against Argentina but lost as Lionel Messi's side won in a penalty shootout.
Source:
https://www.pulsesports.ng/lifestyle/story/kylian-mbappe-reacts-amid-bombshell-reports-he-is-under-investigation-for-rpe-and-sexual-assault-2024101507193032705
https://www.insidesport.in/football/kylian-mbappe-under-investigation-for-rape-and-sexual-assault-in-sweden-report/
https://www.foxsports.com.au/football/dark-twist-in-90m-mbappe-feud-as-superstar-responds-over-slanderous-rape-report/news-story/1756b3af7982bd2b8fc18817059461a6