The investigation into Yannick Agnel, the swimmer accused of raping a minor, gains momentum

Her defense up until now had been that it was “impossible love,” but what will it be now? According to Info Francea second girl was heard by the investigators, as part of the investigation into Yannick Agnel. The French two-time Olympic and world champion has been under investigation for “rape and sexual assault on a child under 15” since December 9, 2021.

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The Mulhouse public prosecutor’s office, which opened the investigation, specified that the 2nd alleged victim of the French swimmer was “close to Yannick Agnel’s family circle “. The facts this time are about touching and date back several years.

This new testimony adds to the dossier of the Agnel case, in which up to now only one name appeared, that of Naomé Harter, the daughter of the swimmer’s former coach. The young woman accuses Agnel of rape, for facts dating back to 2016. She was 13 at the time and he was 24.

Yannick Agnel, now 30, had been arrested and the Mulhouse prosecutor’s office had opened the investigation. A few weeks later, he indicated that the investigation had been extended to cases of “sexual abuse of minors under 15” involving another young girl. If the medalist had initially denied the facts of which Naomé Harter accuses him, he had then “materially acknowledged” them.