- A fifty-something, former competitor, claims to have been the victim of rape in the 80s by three managers of the horse riding industry.
- The French riding federation announced a "series of actions" at the Bordeaux International Jumping.
- The 50-year-old announced that she had complained, but some of the facts were prescribed.
The French riding federation (FFE) announced on Friday at the Jumping International of Bordeaux "a series of actions" after being arrested by a former competitor claiming to have been the victim of rape and assault during her adolescence in the 80s by three supervisors .
Amélie Quéguiner, in her fifties, explained in a letter to the president of the FFE Serge Lecomte, posted on her Facebook account, to have been "the prey and the victim" of three men, "the teacher of my club for 10 years, the CTR (Regional technical advisor) at the time several times during training in my club and trip to the championship, another teacher during a regional course. ”
Some of the prescribed facts
She explains that she "filed a complaint against these three individuals, even if the facts are now prescribed". "I wanted to participate in the speech that is being released at this time so as to raise the awareness of as many people as possible about the evidence that these facts exist in sport and in horse riding in particular," she said. declared on France Bleu Périgord.
The prosecution of Pau confirmed on Friday that it had closed without action, at the end of 2019, a complaint filed by Amélie Quéguiner in 2018, for prescription. Since then, Amélie Quéguiner announced this week on Facebook that she had filed another complaint, without further details, posting a photo of a complaint receipt. Most of the events would have taken place at the time in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques, and outside this department for internships.
The former rider and now director of an equestrian center in Dordogne, denounces the fact that her main attacker "continues to lavish her knowledge during training courses in equestrian centers".
In a press release published on the FFE website, Serge Lecomte, referring to Amélie Quéguiner's letter, said that “under (his) presidency, all the facts before us relating to violence, deviance or sexual abuse, have systematically , and without delay, gave rise to the establishment of provisional measures ”, and referral to the competent departments of the State and to the legal committee of the FFE.
Regarding those questioned by Amélie Quéguiner, the national technical director of the FFE Sophie Dubourg assured for her part that "these three people have no federal missions, so it is first (the responsibility ) from the Ministry of Sports for the right to teach, the professional card and (de) justice for the criminal. "
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- Sexual assault
- Aquitaine
- horse riding
- Rape
- Society
- Bordeaux