Bordeaux, Dec 2, 2024 (AFP) - Rugby players on trial in France over rape charges

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2024-12-02
Five rugby players formerly with French side Grenoble went on trial on Monday, accused of raping a student in a hotel in 2017, or failing to prevent the alleged sexual assault. The trial, held in the southwestern French city of Bordeaux, had originally been scheduled for June but was delayed after one of the defendants, Irish national Denis Coulson, was badly injured in a traffic accident. Coulson was "still weak" but would present at the trial,......
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