Shock for Real Madrid ... Benzema will face trial in case of "extortion"
Former French international Karim Benzema, the star of Real Madrid, will be subject to criminal prosecution on charges of "attempting to blackmail" a sex tape in 2015 of his former colleague Matteo Valbuena, the Prosecutor's Office in Versailles told AFP today.
This development is considered a real shock to the Real Madrid team, which considers Benzema one of its most prominent stars, and the most prominent bet at the level of the attack line.
Benzema is suspected of inciting his former co-national teammate to pay extortionists who threatened to reveal an intimate video in which he appeared.
The Public Prosecutor's Office indicated that four other men were accused of attempted extortion, and another was also charged with breach of trust.
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