Last Updated on: 24th November 2021, 05:59 pm
Who is Karim Benzema? Biography, Wiki
Karim Benzema, a Real Madrid striker, has been given a one-year suspended prison sentence in a sex tape case.
Benzema, a French national and Real Madrid player was convicted in 2015 of attempted extortion against his French teammate Mathieu Valbuena.
Karim Benzema’s Age
His current age is 33 years.
Real Madrid Star Found Guilty In Sex Tape Blackmail Case
Benzema was found guilty of blackmailing his French teammate Mathieu Valbuena in 2015.
The Versailles court ruling is unlikely to affect Benzema’s immediate sporting future. The forward is considered one of the favorites to win the Ballon d’Or on 29th November in Paris after an impressive season with Madrid. The president of the French federation, Noel Le Great, has already declared that Benzema will play for France even if he is sentenced.
Benzema’s lawyers said he would appeal.
Benzema, who has denied committing wrongdoing, did not attend the Versailles trial last month and was absent from the verdict.
The other four defendants were also found guilty and did not appear in court on Wednesday.
“The reaction is ultimately anger at this trial, which is completely contradictory,” Benzema’s lawyer Sylvain Cormier told reporters outside the court, the BBC reported.
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Trial And Imprisonment
Prosecutors had sentenced Benzema to a fine of 75,000 euros, the maximum charge, and a 10-month suspended sentence if found guilty.
Benzema was charged with conspiracy while attempting to extort a sex video.
After a criminal record in November 2015, Benzema was struck off the French team by coach Didier Deschamps. This caused Benzema to miss Euro 2016 and the 2018 World Cup, which France won.
Deschamps remembered Benzema before the postponed Euro 2020 tournament and has regularly put him in place since.
