Swedish media report: Mbappé named after Stockholm party in rape investigation

Kylian Mbappé's visit to Stockholm from October 9th to 11th, while the French football team took on Israel in the Nations League, continues to attract attention. After being criticized for his Swedish fling while officially recovering from a hamstring injury, the France captain has found himself embroiled in a far more serious affair. According to the usually well-informed Swedish tabloids Aftonbladet And expressesAn investigation into rape and sexual assault has now been initiated against the player.

On Tuesday, October 15, the Stockholm Public Prosecutor's Office confirmed in a press release that a rape complaint had been registered with the police in connection with “an incident that occurred on October 10 in a hotel in central Stockholm,” without a name to name.

According to the two tabloids, Mbappé is the target. Accordingly expressesThere is “reasonable suspicion” against the footballer. This is the lowest level of suspicion under Swedish law. “This means that there are concrete circumstances that strongly suggest that the person committed the act to which the suspicion relates,” says the Swedish police website. However, the level of suspicion does not justify an arrest at this point.

Complaint filed on Saturday

According to the tabloids, which reported Mbappé's presence in the Swedish capital late last week, the striker arrived at Stockholm-Bromma Airport on Wednesday, October 9, by private jet. He stayed at the Bank Hotel – a luxury hotel that welcomed French President Emmanuel Macron and his wife during their official visit to Sweden in late January. On Thursday, October 10, Mbappé, his face partially hidden behind a black surgical mask, was photographed leaving the Chez Jolie restaurant with three of his close friends: his bodyguard, his personal assistant and his former Paris Saint-Germain teammate. Germain, Nordi Mukiele.

Aftonbladet reported that the group then spent the evening at V, a select club in the Stureplan district of central Stockholm, where the footballer and his entourage had partly private bookings on Wednesday and Thursday evenings. According to the newspaper, “There was no guest list for the event. But the players themselves, as well as the discotheque staff, had invited people, the majority of whom were women. There were 30 people in total,” the newspaper tabloid wrote, adding that cell phones were not allowed at the event. Mbappé left for Corsica on Friday October 11th at around 2 p.m.

On Monday, October 14th, Aftonbladet published an initial article on its website revealing that Swedish forensic investigators had visited the Bank Hotel that same morning. The vaguely worded article contained almost no information other than that the investigation was related to a rape that occurred on Thursday, October 10, “in the center of Stockholm.” “The police took the report on Saturday after the woman sought medical treatment,” the newspaper explained, but already linked it to Mbappé’s presence in the Swedish capital without implicating him.

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