Swedish media reported that the footballer stayed in Stockholm for two days last week, visiting a restaurant on Thursday night before going to a nightclub. In the picture, he was walking in the center of the capital with three other people.
Swedish prosecutors clarified on Monday that, according to a “criminal complaint” filed with the police, the incident under investigation took place on October 10 at the hotel.
Cops were seen visiting the Bank Hotel, where he was staying on Monday, and officers later left with the bags. One report said they took clothes from the hotel as evidence.
“Senior prosecutor Marina Chirakova is leading the investigation, externalwho cannot provide more information at the moment,” the Swedish prosecutor’s office said.
Mbappe was not called up for France’s UEFA Nations League match last week and has returned to training with his Real Madrid team.
Attorney Petra Eklund, who is representing the plaintiff in the case, said she could not comment on the case at this time due to legal restrictions.
However, Sweden’s SVT and other media reported that the charge was based on reasonable suspicion of rape, which is considered a lower level of suspicion under Swedish law.
Kylian Mbappe’s lawyers have condemned the media reports as defamatory and on Tuesday night lawyer Marie-Alix Canoud-Bernard appeared on the main evening news program on TF1, saying that nothing was known about the complaint and even if it had been filed against her client who, according to her, was “stunned” by the hype in the media.
“(Kylian Mbappe) is never alone. He is never put in a position where he is put in a situation that forces him to take risks,” she insisted.
