Sweden ends rape inquiry allegedly focusing on Kylian Mbappe

An investigation into alleged rape and sexual assault in Stockholm which Swedish media mentioned focused Real Madrid ahead Kylian Mbappe has been closed resulting from inadequate proof, the Swedish prosecutor mentioned Thursday.

The 25-year-old French star, one of many highest-profile gamers in world soccer, visited the Swedish capital October 9/11 with a gaggle of individuals after he was not chosen by his nation for a Nations League match.

Sweden’s prosecution authority introduced on October 15 that it was investigating an alleged incident that occurred at an upscale Stockholm lodge on October 10, with out mentioning the suspect by identify.

Several Swedish media retailers, together with newspapers Aftonbladet and Expressen and public broadcaster SVT, recognized Mbappe because the suspect.

“My assessment is that the evidence is not sufficient to proceed and the investigation is therefore closed,” prosecutor Marina Chirakova mentioned in a press release that additionally didn’t point out Mbappe by identify.

Chirakova mentioned the suspect had “not been notified of suspicion of a crime”.

Mbappe’s lawyer mentioned in October that he was “shocked” to see his identify linked to the investigation.

Speaking for the primary time in regards to the case on Sunday, he informed French tv present Clique he was “not involved”.

“I haven’t received anything, no summons… I’m not involved,” he mentioned.

According to Aftonbladet, Mbappe and his entourage dined at a restaurant one night earlier than occurring to a nightclub.

Aftonbladet mentioned the criticism was filed on October 12 after the alleged sufferer had sought medical consideration.

Expressen reported that police had seized some clothes as proof, saying it consisted of girls’s underwear, a pair of black trousers and a black prime.

Photographs confirmed cops leaving the lodge with brown baggage.

Mbappe has had a tough season since shifting to reigning European champions Real Madrid from Paris Saint-Germain in the summertime, failing to seek out his prime kind.

However the Frenchman scored in Madrid’s 3-2 win towards Italian facet Atalanta on Tuesday which revived Real’s flagging bid to regain their Champions League title.

Mbappe, Vinicius Junior and Jude Bellingham had been all on the scoresheet in Bergamo as Madrid moved as much as twentieth place within the Champions League desk, on 9 factors from six matches.

The Spanish giants would have been vulnerable to dropping out of the Champions League play-off locations if they’d misplaced.

Mbappe is without doubt one of the hottest properties in world soccer.

He gained the World Cup as an adolescent in 2018 in Russia and scored a hat-trick within the 2022 last in Qatar which France misplaced on penalties to Lionel Messi’s Argentina.

At Paris Saint-Germain he was a part of a famous person trio with Messi and Brazilian ahead Neymar.