The verdict against the French soccer star Karim Benzema in the so-called sex video affair has been made.
He was sentenced to one year probation and a fine of 75,000 euros.
The public prosecutor had requested ten months probation and the same amount for the national player.
The defense lawyers demanded acquittal.
The judges consider it proven that Benzema was involved in the attempted blackmail of his then colleague in the national team, Mathieu Valbuena, in 2015.
The so-called sextap affair was about a video with sexual content that came from Valbuena's mobile phone.
In addition to Benzema, four other men were charged.
They allegedly threatened to release the video to extort money from Valbuena.
"We are shocked by the verdict," said his lawyer Paul-Albert Iweins on Wednesday.
Immediately after the announcement, he announced that her client was appealing the judgment.
The four other defendants in this case, which rocked the world of French football, were sentenced to between 18 months on probation and two and a half years in prison by the Versailles criminal court.
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