French soccer player Wissam Ben Yedder was arrested over the weekend and will face trial on charges of “sexual assault while intoxicated,” a judicial official told The Associated Press on Monday.
Nice prosecutor Damien Martinelli told the AP that prosecutors had appealed the decision not to remand Ben Yedder in custody after the player was released following his arrest.
Sports daily L'Equipe reported on Monday that Ben Yedder, who has been without a club since his contract with Monaco expired at the end of last season, has been summoned to appear in court and has been placed under judicial supervision.
Martinelli said the trial was set for October 15.
The prosecutor did not give further details about the case.
L'Equipe reported that Ben Yedder was arrested after a woman born in 2001 filed a complaint for sexual assault. The alleged incident occurred on Friday evening in Ben Yedder's car, the paper added.
Last year, in another court case, Ben Yedder was charged with “rape, attempted rape and sexual assault” for another incident in the south of France.
Ben Yedder, 34, scored 16 goals and provided three assists in the French league last season to help Monaco finish second behind Paris Saint-Germain.
In five seasons at Monaco, the French international scored 118 goals in 201 appearances in all competitions to become the club's second-highest scorer of all time, behind retired Argentine striker Delio Onnis (223).
Ben Yedder has 19 caps for France, the last in June 2022.
