Once again, football and sports in general have been hit by a flagrant case of sexual abuse of minors. This Thursday, RTL radio broke the case of Abdelaziz B., a 50-year-old man who posed as a “players’ agent” to bring young people to his home, some of whom spoke about the sexual harassment they were subjected to.
An investigation into Abdelaziz B., launched in 2019 following a statement by the older brother of one of these players, then aged 16, to the police revealed the similar behavior of many of the victims and the extensive network woven by the defendants. “Abdelaziz B. introduced himself to them as a player’s agent, and sometimes as a recruiter for professional clubs,” writes RTL. In some cases, he emphasized the fact that he had raised several professional players. Abdelaziz B. invited them to his home in Banya for muscle strengthening classes (…) and some described acts of sexual abuse that took place during the massage. “Assaults that in some cases can turn into fellatio. 17 victims were identified, including a young man, and three boys who were under the age of 15 at the time of the events,» the report says.
“14,000 messages from almost 400 young football players from the Paris region”
Placed in police custody after these allegations in 2019, Abdelaziz B. denies the facts, but analysis of the 50-year-old man’s mobile phone reveals a colossal network of young people he has been in contact with. These are “more than 14,000 messages with almost 400 young football players from the Paris region” that he exchanged, and “more than 2,500 meetings” in his diary.
Already sentenced in 2014 to 12 months in prison (including 9 suspended sentences) “for similar acts of sexual violence against minors” with an identical course of action, Abdelaziz B. “had neither a diploma nor a contract that could testify to his role as an “agent”. or a recruiter,” the survey says. “In November 2022, he was sent back to the Nanterre jury for sexual assault of minors and rape of minors,” writes RTL, specifying that the man is currently in pre-trial detention.
Source: Le Parisien
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