Real Madrid striker Karim Benzema has the "total support" of his Spanish team despite being placed under formal judicial investigation on allegations of sex with an under-age prostitute, a source close to the club told AFP on Wednesday.
Real Madrid striker Karim Benzema has the "total support" of his Spanish team despite being placed under formal judicial investigation on allegations of sex with an under-age prostitute, a source close to the club told AFP on Wednesday.
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The 22-year-old was put under investigation on Tuesday on charges of having "solicited an under-age prostitute" after being detained by a vice squad but was released after questioning.
"We're all united behind him," the Real Madrid source insisted.
An investigating magistrate charged Benzema's French international team-mate Franck Ribery earlier Tuesday over his alleged relations with the same teenage call girl.
The magistrate's indictment is the first stage of a judicial investigation that could lead to a trial and, if convicted, Bayern Munich star Ribery and Benzema face three years in jail and a fine of 45,000 euros (58,000 dollars).
Benzema is expected to participate in a training session with his Spanish teammates on Wednesday afternoon. The team have so far made no official comment on the case.
The striker joined Real in 2009 on a five-year deal worth between 35 and 41 million euros from Lyon but had a difficult first season and failed to make the France squad for the World Cup in South Africa.
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