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Vatican Appeal Trial Opens Into Financial Scandal - Vatican

The appeal trial concerning the management of Holy See funds over the London property deal begins at the Vatican Tribunal on September 22, 2025 at the Vatican. The initial trial ended with the conviction of ten defendants for crimes ranging from fraud to corruption, among others. The original trial opened in 2021 with its main focus on the London luxury property. Prosecutors alleged brokers and Vatican monsignors fleeced the Holy See of tens of millions of euros in fees and commissions to acquire the property, then extorted the Holy See for 15 million euros to cede control of it. The original investigation spawned two main tangents involving powerful Italian Cardinal Angelo Becciu, sentenced by the Vatican City court of first instance to five years and six months in prison. At the center is the purchase of a building in a fashionable district of London, a transaction which ended in a loss of at least 139 million euro. Photo by (EV) Vatican Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Vatican Appeal Trial Opens Into Financial Scandal - Vatican

The appeal trial concerning the management of Holy See funds over the London property deal begins at the Vatican Tribunal on September 22, 2025 at the Vatican. The initial trial ended with the conviction of ten defendants for crimes ranging from fraud to corruption, among others. The original trial opened in 2021 with its main focus on the London luxury property. Prosecutors alleged brokers and Vatican monsignors fleeced the Holy See of tens of millions of euros in fees and commissions to acquire the property, then extorted the Holy See for 15 million euros to cede control of it. The original investigation spawned two main tangents involving powerful Italian Cardinal Angelo Becciu, sentenced by the Vatican City court of first instance to five years and six months in prison. At the center is the purchase of a building in a fashionable district of London, a transaction which ended in a loss of at least 139 million euro. Photo by (EV) Vatican Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Vatican Appeal Trial Opens Into Financial Scandal - Vatican

The appeal trial concerning the management of Holy See funds over the London property deal begins at the Vatican Tribunal on September 22, 2025 at the Vatican. The initial trial ended with the conviction of ten defendants for crimes ranging from fraud to corruption, among others. The original trial opened in 2021 with its main focus on the London luxury property. Prosecutors alleged brokers and Vatican monsignors fleeced the Holy See of tens of millions of euros in fees and commissions to acquire the property, then extorted the Holy See for 15 million euros to cede control of it. The original investigation spawned two main tangents involving powerful Italian Cardinal Angelo Becciu, sentenced by the Vatican City court of first instance to five years and six months in prison. At the center is the purchase of a building in a fashionable district of London, a transaction which ended in a loss of at least 139 million euro. Photo by (EV) Vatican Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Cedric Jubillar Trial Begins Tomorrow in Albi - France

The defendants' dock at the Criminal Court , where Cedric Jubillar will be sitting in the Jubillar trial in Albi, France on September 21, 2025. Almost five years have passed since Delphine Jubillar disappeared on the night of 15 to 16 December 2020 in Cagnac-les-Mines, near Albi, in the Tarn region. The highly anticipated trial of Cedric Jubillar, her ex-partner and main suspect in the case, begins on Monday 22 September 2025. Photo by Arnaud Bertrand/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Cedric Jubillar Trial Begins Tomorrow in Albi - France

The defendants' dock at the Criminal Court , where Cedric Jubillar will be sitting in the Jubillar trial in Albi, France on September 21, 2025. Almost five years have passed since Delphine Jubillar disappeared on the night of 15 to 16 December 2020 in Cagnac-les-Mines, near Albi, in the Tarn region. The highly anticipated trial of Cedric Jubillar, her ex-partner and main suspect in the case, begins on Monday 22 September 2025. Photo by Arnaud Bertrand/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Cardinal Sentenced To 5.5 Years In Vatican Fraud Trial

File photo dated April 2, 2023 shows Cardinal Giovanni Angelo Becciu attends the Palm Sunday mass celebrated by pope Francis in St Peter s Square, Vatican. A Vatican court on Saturday sentenced a once powerful Italian cardinal to five years and six months in jail for financial crimes at the end of a historic trial. Angelo Becciu, 75, a former adviser to Pope Francis who was once considered a papal contender himself, was the most senior clergyman in the Catholic Church to face a Vatican criminal court. He and nine other defendants, including financiers, lawyers and ex-Vatican employees, were on trial for accusations of financial crimes focused on an opaque London property deal. At the heart of the trial is the 350-million-euro ($ 380-million) purchase of a luxury property in London, as part of an investment that began in 2014 and ended up costing the Vatican tens of millions of euros. The trial, which began in July 2021, has shone a light on the Holy See's murky finances, which Pope Francis has sought to clean

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Cardinal Sentenced To 5.5 Years In Vatican Fraud Trial

File photo dated November 2018 shows Italian Cardinal Giovanni Angelo Becciu, Prefect of the Vatican Congregation for the Causes of Saints in his office at the Vatican. A Vatican court on Saturday sentenced a once powerful Italian cardinal to five years and six months in jail for financial crimes at the end of a historic trial. Angelo Becciu, 75, a former adviser to Pope Francis who was once considered a papal contender himself, was the most senior clergyman in the Catholic Church to face a Vatican criminal court. He and nine other defendants, including financiers, lawyers and ex-Vatican employees, were on trial for accusations of financial crimes focused on an opaque London property deal. At the heart of the trial is the 350-million-euro ($ 380-million) purchase of a luxury property in London, as part of an investment that began in 2014 and ended up costing the Vatican tens of millions of euros. The trial, which began in July 2021, has shone a light on the Holy See's murky finances, which Pope Francis has so

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Cardinal Sentenced To 5.5 Years In Vatican Fraud Trial

File photo dated November 2018 shows Italian Cardinal Giovanni Angelo Becciu, Prefect of the Vatican Congregation for the Causes of Saints in his office at the Vatican. A Vatican court on Saturday sentenced a once powerful Italian cardinal to five years and six months in jail for financial crimes at the end of a historic trial. Angelo Becciu, 75, a former adviser to Pope Francis who was once considered a papal contender himself, was the most senior clergyman in the Catholic Church to face a Vatican criminal court. He and nine other defendants, including financiers, lawyers and ex-Vatican employees, were on trial for accusations of financial crimes focused on an opaque London property deal. At the heart of the trial is the 350-million-euro ($ 380-million) purchase of a luxury property in London, as part of an investment that began in 2014 and ended up costing the Vatican tens of millions of euros. The trial, which began in July 2021, has shone a light on the Holy See's murky finances, which Pope Francis has so

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Cardinal Sentenced To 5.5 Years In Vatican Fraud Trial

File photo dated August 27, 2022 shows Cardinal Giovanni Angelo Becciu (Italy) during a Consistory ceremony led by pope Francis for the creation of 20 new Cardinals at the St. Peter's Basilica, Vatican. A Vatican court on Saturday sentenced a once powerful Italian cardinal to five years and six months in jail for financial crimes at the end of a historic trial. Angelo Becciu, 75, a former adviser to Pope Francis who was once considered a papal contender himself, was the most senior clergyman in the Catholic Church to face a Vatican criminal court. He and nine other defendants, including financiers, lawyers and ex-Vatican employees, were on trial for accusations of financial crimes focused on an opaque London property deal. At the heart of the trial is the 350-million-euro ($ 380-million) purchase of a luxury property in London, as part of an investment that began in 2014 and ended up costing the Vatican tens of millions of euros. The trial, which began in July 2021, has shone a light on the Holy See's murky f

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Cardinal Sentenced To 5.5 Years In Vatican Fraud Trial

File photo dated November 2018 shows Italian Cardinal Giovanni Angelo Becciu, Prefect of the Vatican Congregation for the Causes of Saints in his office at the Vatican. A Vatican court on Saturday sentenced a once powerful Italian cardinal to five years and six months in jail for financial crimes at the end of a historic trial. Angelo Becciu, 75, a former adviser to Pope Francis who was once considered a papal contender himself, was the most senior clergyman in the Catholic Church to face a Vatican criminal court. He and nine other defendants, including financiers, lawyers and ex-Vatican employees, were on trial for accusations of financial crimes focused on an opaque London property deal. At the heart of the trial is the 350-million-euro ($ 380-million) purchase of a luxury property in London, as part of an investment that began in 2014 and ended up costing the Vatican tens of millions of euros. The trial, which began in July 2021, has shone a light on the Holy See's murky finances, which Pope Francis has so

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Cardinal Sentenced To 5.5 Years In Vatican Fraud Trial

File photo dated November 2018 shows Italian Cardinal Giovanni Angelo Becciu, Prefect of the Vatican Congregation for the Causes of Saints in his office at the Vatican. A Vatican court on Saturday sentenced a once powerful Italian cardinal to five years and six months in jail for financial crimes at the end of a historic trial. Angelo Becciu, 75, a former adviser to Pope Francis who was once considered a papal contender himself, was the most senior clergyman in the Catholic Church to face a Vatican criminal court. He and nine other defendants, including financiers, lawyers and ex-Vatican employees, were on trial for accusations of financial crimes focused on an opaque London property deal. At the heart of the trial is the 350-million-euro ($ 380-million) purchase of a luxury property in London, as part of an investment that began in 2014 and ended up costing the Vatican tens of millions of euros. The trial, which began in July 2021, has shone a light on the Holy See's murky finances, which Pope Francis has so

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Cardinal Sentenced To 5.5 Years In Vatican Fraud Trial

File photo dated November 2018 shows Italian Cardinal Giovanni Angelo Becciu, Prefect of the Vatican Congregation for the Causes of Saints in his office at the Vatican. A Vatican court on Saturday sentenced a once powerful Italian cardinal to five years and six months in jail for financial crimes at the end of a historic trial. Angelo Becciu, 75, a former adviser to Pope Francis who was once considered a papal contender himself, was the most senior clergyman in the Catholic Church to face a Vatican criminal court. He and nine other defendants, including financiers, lawyers and ex-Vatican employees, were on trial for accusations of financial crimes focused on an opaque London property deal. At the heart of the trial is the 350-million-euro ($ 380-million) purchase of a luxury property in London, as part of an investment that began in 2014 and ended up costing the Vatican tens of millions of euros. The trial, which began in July 2021, has shone a light on the Holy See's murky finances, which Pope Francis has so

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Cardinal Sentenced To 5.5 Years In Vatican Fraud Trial

File photo dated November 2018 shows Italian Cardinal Giovanni Angelo Becciu, Prefect of the Vatican Congregation for the Causes of Saints in his office at the Vatican. A Vatican court on Saturday sentenced a once powerful Italian cardinal to five years and six months in jail for financial crimes at the end of a historic trial. Angelo Becciu, 75, a former adviser to Pope Francis who was once considered a papal contender himself, was the most senior clergyman in the Catholic Church to face a Vatican criminal court. He and nine other defendants, including financiers, lawyers and ex-Vatican employees, were on trial for accusations of financial crimes focused on an opaque London property deal. At the heart of the trial is the 350-million-euro ($ 380-million) purchase of a luxury property in London, as part of an investment that began in 2014 and ended up costing the Vatican tens of millions of euros. The trial, which began in July 2021, has shone a light on the Holy See's murky finances, which Pope Francis has so

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Cardinal Sentenced To 5.5 Years In Vatican Fraud Trial

File photo dated November 2018 shows Italian Cardinal Giovanni Angelo Becciu, Prefect of the Vatican Congregation for the Causes of Saints in his office at the Vatican. A Vatican court on Saturday sentenced a once powerful Italian cardinal to five years and six months in jail for financial crimes at the end of a historic trial. Angelo Becciu, 75, a former adviser to Pope Francis who was once considered a papal contender himself, was the most senior clergyman in the Catholic Church to face a Vatican criminal court. He and nine other defendants, including financiers, lawyers and ex-Vatican employees, were on trial for accusations of financial crimes focused on an opaque London property deal. At the heart of the trial is the 350-million-euro ($ 380-million) purchase of a luxury property in London, as part of an investment that began in 2014 and ended up costing the Vatican tens of millions of euros. The trial, which began in July 2021, has shone a light on the Holy See's murky finances, which Pope Francis has so

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Cardinal Sentenced To 5.5 Years In Vatican Fraud Trial

File photo dated June 28, 2018 shows newly-appointed Cardinal, Giovanni Angelo Becciu (Italy) poses after Pope Francis installed 14 new cardinals during a consistory ceremony in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican. A Vatican court on Saturday sentenced a once powerful Italian cardinal to five years and six months in jail for financial crimes at the end of a historic trial. Angelo Becciu, 75, a former adviser to Pope Francis who was once considered a papal contender himself, was the most senior clergyman in the Catholic Church to face a Vatican criminal court. He and nine other defendants, including financiers, lawyers and ex-Vatican employees, were on trial for accusations of financial crimes focused on an opaque London property deal. At the heart of the trial is the 350-million-euro ($ 380-million) purchase of a luxury property in London, as part of an investment that began in 2014 and ended up costing the Vatican tens of millions of euros. The trial, which began in July 2021, has shone a light on the Holy S

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Cardinal Sentenced To 5.5 Years In Vatican Fraud Trial

File photo dated November 2018 shows Italian Cardinal Giovanni Angelo Becciu, Prefect of the Vatican Congregation for the Causes of Saints in his office at the Vatican. A Vatican court on Saturday sentenced a once powerful Italian cardinal to five years and six months in jail for financial crimes at the end of a historic trial. Angelo Becciu, 75, a former adviser to Pope Francis who was once considered a papal contender himself, was the most senior clergyman in the Catholic Church to face a Vatican criminal court. He and nine other defendants, including financiers, lawyers and ex-Vatican employees, were on trial for accusations of financial crimes focused on an opaque London property deal. At the heart of the trial is the 350-million-euro ($ 380-million) purchase of a luxury property in London, as part of an investment that began in 2014 and ended up costing the Vatican tens of millions of euros. The trial, which began in July 2021, has shone a light on the Holy See's murky finances, which Pope Francis has so

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Cardinal Sentenced To 5.5 Years In Vatican Fraud Trial

File photo dated June 28, 2018 shows newly-appointed Cardinal, Giovanni Angelo Becciu (Italy) poses after Pope Francis installed 14 new cardinals during a consistory ceremony in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican. A Vatican court on Saturday sentenced a once powerful Italian cardinal to five years and six months in jail for financial crimes at the end of a historic trial. Angelo Becciu, 75, a former adviser to Pope Francis who was once considered a papal contender himself, was the most senior clergyman in the Catholic Church to face a Vatican criminal court. He and nine other defendants, including financiers, lawyers and ex-Vatican employees, were on trial for accusations of financial crimes focused on an opaque London property deal. At the heart of the trial is the 350-million-euro ($ 380-million) purchase of a luxury property in London, as part of an investment that began in 2014 and ended up costing the Vatican tens of millions of euros. The trial, which began in July 2021, has shone a light on the Holy S

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Court approves retrial on wartime repression of writers

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Maki Kimura, the widow of Toru Kimura, one of the five defendants in the ''Yokohama Incident,'' sobs with joy in Yokohama on April 15 after the Yokohama District Court accepted a third petition for retrial of the case after rejecting two previous petitions. The case involved repression of journalists and other people during World War II.

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Bernard Tapie Died At 78

File photo dated October 12, 2020 - French businessman Bernard Tapie (C) arrives at the "Palais de Justice" courthouse in Paris on October 12, 2020, on the first day of his and five other defendants' retrial on charges of "fraud" over a massive 2008 arbitration which awarded Tapie nearly half a billion euros. The appeal trial of French businessman and former minister Bernard Tapie over an arbitration case that awarded him 403 million euros in 2008 to settle his dispute with Credit Lyonnais opened in Paris on October 12, 2020. The prosecution appealed after the six defendants were acquitted in the original trial on July 9, 2019, by the Paris Criminal Court. - Former French minister and scandal-ridden tycoon Bernard Tapie, the former owner of Adidas, and former Olympique de Marseille chairman, died at 78. - Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Bernard Tapie Died At 78

File photo dated October 12, 2020 - French businessman Bernard Tapie (C) arrives at the "Palais de Justice" courthouse in Paris on October 12, 2020, on the first day of his and five other defendants' retrial on charges of "fraud" over a massive 2008 arbitration which awarded Tapie nearly half a billion euros. The appeal trial of French businessman and former minister Bernard Tapie over an arbitration case that awarded him 403 million euros in 2008 to settle his dispute with Credit Lyonnais opened in Paris on October 12, 2020. The prosecution appealed after the six defendants were acquitted in the original trial on July 9, 2019, by the Paris Criminal Court. - Former French minister and scandal-ridden tycoon Bernard Tapie, the former owner of Adidas, and former Olympique de Marseille chairman, died at 78. - Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Bernard Tapie Died At 78

File photo dated October 12, 2020 - French businessman Bernard Tapie (C) falls and is catch by police forces as he arrives at the "Palais de Justice" courthouse in Paris on October 12, 2020, on the first day of his and five other defendants' retrial on charges of "fraud" over a massive 2008 arbitration which awarded Tapie nearly half a billion euros. The appeal trial of French businessman and former minister Bernard Tapie over an arbitration case that awarded him 403 million euros in 2008 to settle his dispute with Credit Lyonnais opened in Paris on October 12, 2020. The prosecution appealed after the six defendants were acquitted in the original trial on July 9, 2019, by the Paris Criminal Court. - Former French minister and scandal-ridden tycoon Bernard Tapie, the former owner of Adidas, and former Olympique de Marseille chairman, died at 78. - Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Bernard Tapie Died At 78

File photo dated October 12, 2020 - French businessman Bernard Tapie (C) arrives at the "Palais de Justice" courthouse in Paris on October 12, 2020, on the first day of his and five other defendants' retrial on charges of "fraud" over a massive 2008 arbitration which awarded Tapie nearly half a billion euros. The appeal trial of French businessman and former minister Bernard Tapie over an arbitration case that awarded him 403 million euros in 2008 to settle his dispute with Credit Lyonnais opened in Paris on October 12, 2020. The prosecution appealed after the six defendants were acquitted in the original trial on July 9, 2019, by the Paris Criminal Court. - Former French minister and scandal-ridden tycoon Bernard Tapie, the former owner of Adidas, and former Olympique de Marseille chairman, died at 78. - Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Benzema sex tape trial - Versailles

Picture of files in the court room before the start of the trial with Real Madrid soccer team player Karim Benzema and other defendants, on charges of involvement in an alleged attempt to blackmail Valbuena over a sex tape almost five years ago, at the Versailles courthouse, near Paris, France, October 20, 2021. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Benzema sex tape trial - Versailles

Football player Mathieu Valbuena and his lawyer Paul-Albert Iweins during the trial with Real Madrid soccer team player Karim Benzema and other defendants, on charges of involvement in an alleged attempt to blackmail Valbuena over a sex tape almost five years ago, at the Versailles courthouse, near Paris, France, October 20, 2021. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Benzema sex tape trial - Versailles

Football player Mathieu Valbuena and his lawyer Paul-Albert Iweins during the trial with Real Madrid soccer team player Karim Benzema and other defendants, on charges of involvement in an alleged attempt to blackmail Valbuena over a sex tape almost five years ago, at the Versailles courthouse, near Paris, France, October 20, 2021. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Benzema sex tape trial - Versailles

Football player Mathieu Valbuena and his lawyer Paul-Albert Iweins during the trial with Real Madrid soccer team player Karim Benzema and other defendants, on charges of involvement in an alleged attempt to blackmail Valbuena over a sex tape almost five years ago, at the Versailles courthouse, near Paris, France, October 20, 2021. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Benzema sex tape trial - Versailles

Football player Mathieu Valbuena and his lawyer Paul-Albert Iweins during the trial with Real Madrid soccer team player Karim Benzema and other defendants, on charges of involvement in an alleged attempt to blackmail Valbuena over a sex tape almost five years ago, at the Versailles courthouse, near Paris, France, October 20, 2021. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Benzema sex tape trial - Versailles

Football player Mathieu Valbuena and his lawyer Paul-Albert Iweins during the trial with Real Madrid soccer team player Karim Benzema and other defendants, on charges of involvement in an alleged attempt to blackmail Valbuena over a sex tape almost five years ago, at the Versailles courthouse, near Paris, France, October 20, 2021. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Benzema sex tape trial - Versailles

Football player Mathieu Valbuena and his lawyer Paul-Albert Iweins during the trial with Real Madrid soccer team player Karim Benzema and other defendants, on charges of involvement in an alleged attempt to blackmail Valbuena over a sex tape almost five years ago, at the Versailles courthouse, near Paris, France, October 20, 2021. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Benzema sex tape trial - Versailles

Football player Mathieu Valbuena and his lawyer Paul-Albert Iweins during the trial with Real Madrid soccer team player Karim Benzema and other defendants, on charges of involvement in an alleged attempt to blackmail Valbuena over a sex tape almost five years ago, at the Versailles courthouse, near Paris, France, October 20, 2021. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Benzema sex tape trial - Versailles

Football player Mathieu Valbuena and his lawyer Paul-Albert Iweins during the trial with Real Madrid soccer team player Karim Benzema and other defendants, on charges of involvement in an alleged attempt to blackmail Valbuena over a sex tape almost five years ago, at the Versailles courthouse, near Paris, France, October 20, 2021. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Benzema sex tape trial - Versailles

Football player Mathieu Valbuena and his lawyer Paul-Albert Iweins during the trial with Real Madrid soccer team player Karim Benzema and other defendants, on charges of involvement in an alleged attempt to blackmail Valbuena over a sex tape almost five years ago, at the Versailles courthouse, near Paris, France, October 20, 2021. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Benzema sex tape trial - Versailles

Football player Mathieu Valbuena and his lawyer Paul-Albert Iweins during the trial with Real Madrid soccer team player Karim Benzema and other defendants, on charges of involvement in an alleged attempt to blackmail Valbuena over a sex tape almost five years ago, at the Versailles courthouse, near Paris, France, October 20, 2021. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Benzema sex tape trial - Versailles

Football player Mathieu Valbuena and his lawyer Paul-Albert Iweins during the trial with Real Madrid soccer team player Karim Benzema and other defendants, on charges of involvement in an alleged attempt to blackmail Valbuena over a sex tape almost five years ago, at the Versailles courthouse, near Paris, France, October 20, 2021. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Benzema sex tape trial - Versailles

Lawyer of Mathieu Valbuena Paul-Albert Iweins during the trial with Real Madrid soccer team player Karim Benzema and other defendants, on charges of involvement in an alleged attempt to blackmail Valbuena over a sex tape almost five years ago, at the Versailles courthouse, near Paris, France, October 20, 2021. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Benzema sex tape trial - Versailles

Football player Mathieu Valbuena and his lawyer Paul-Albert Iweins during the trial with Real Madrid soccer team player Karim Benzema and other defendants, on charges of involvement in an alleged attempt to blackmail Valbuena over a sex tape almost five years ago, at the Versailles courthouse, near Paris, France, October 20, 2021. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Benzema sex tape trial - Versailles

Entrance of the Palais de Justice de Versailles during the trial with Real Madrid soccer team player Karim Benzema and other defendants, on charges of involvement in an alleged attempt to blackmail Valbuena over a sex tape almost five years ago, at the Versailles courthouse, near Paris, France, October 20, 2021. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Benzema sex tape trial - Versailles

Entrance of the Palais de Justice de Versailles during the trial with Real Madrid soccer team player Karim Benzema and other defendants, on charges of involvement in an alleged attempt to blackmail Valbuena over a sex tape almost five years ago, at the Versailles courthouse, near Paris, France, October 20, 2021. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Benzema sex tape trial - Versailles

Mustapha Zouaoui answers questions to journalists before the start of his trial with Real Madrid soccer team player Karim Benzema and other defendants, on charges of involvement in an alleged attempt to blackmail Valbuena over a sex tape almost five years ago, at the Versailles courthouse, near Paris, France, October 20, 2021. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Benzema sex tape trial - Versailles

Picture of files in the court room before the start of the trial with Real Madrid soccer team player Karim Benzema and other defendants, on charges of involvement in an alleged attempt to blackmail Valbuena over a sex tape almost five years ago, at the Versailles courthouse, near Paris, France, October 20, 2021. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Benzema sex tape trial - Versailles

Picture of files in the court room before the start of the trial with Real Madrid soccer team player Karim Benzema and other defendants, on charges of involvement in an alleged attempt to blackmail Valbuena over a sex tape almost five years ago, at the Versailles courthouse, near Paris, France, October 20, 2021. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Benzema sex tape trial - Versailles

Mustapha Zouaoui answers questions to journalists before the start of his trial with Real Madrid soccer team player Karim Benzema and other defendants, on charges of involvement in an alleged attempt to blackmail Valbuena over a sex tape almost five years ago, at the Versailles courthouse, near Paris, France, October 20, 2021. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Benzema sex tape trial - Versailles

Mustapha Zouaoui answers questions to journalists before the start of his trial with Real Madrid soccer team player Karim Benzema and other defendants, on charges of involvement in an alleged attempt to blackmail Valbuena over a sex tape almost five years ago, at the Versailles courthouse, near Paris, France, October 20, 2021. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Benzema sex tape trial - Versailles

Mustapha Zouaoui answers questions to journalists before the start of his trial with Real Madrid soccer team player Karim Benzema and other defendants, on charges of involvement in an alleged attempt to blackmail Valbuena over a sex tape almost five years ago, at the Versailles courthouse, near Paris, France, October 20, 2021. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Benzema sex tape trial - Versailles

Mustapha Zouaoui answers questions to journalists before the start of his trial with Real Madrid soccer team player Karim Benzema and other defendants, on charges of involvement in an alleged attempt to blackmail Valbuena over a sex tape almost five years ago, at the Versailles courthouse, near Paris, France, October 20, 2021. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Benzema sex tape trial - Versailles

Picture of files in the court room before the start of the trial with Real Madrid soccer team player Karim Benzema and other defendants, on charges of involvement in an alleged attempt to blackmail Valbuena over a sex tape almost five years ago, at the Versailles courthouse, near Paris, France, October 20, 2021. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Benzema sex tape trial - Versailles

Picture of files in the court room before the start of the trial with Real Madrid soccer team player Karim Benzema and other defendants, on charges of involvement in an alleged attempt to blackmail Valbuena over a sex tape almost five years ago, at the Versailles courthouse, near Paris, France, October 20, 2021. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Benzema sex tape trial - Versailles

Picture of files in the court room before the start of the trial with Real Madrid soccer team player Karim Benzema and other defendants, on charges of involvement in an alleged attempt to blackmail Valbuena over a sex tape almost five years ago, at the Versailles courthouse, near Paris, France, October 20, 2021. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Benzema sex tape trial - Versailles

Picture of files in the court room before the start of the trial with Real Madrid soccer team player Karim Benzema and other defendants, on charges of involvement in an alleged attempt to blackmail Valbuena over a sex tape almost five years ago, at the Versailles courthouse, near Paris, France, October 20, 2021. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Benzema sex tape trial - Versailles

Mustapha Zouaoui arrives for the start of his trial with Real Madrid soccer team player Karim Benzema and other defendants, on charges of involvement in an alleged attempt to blackmail Valbuena over a sex tape almost five years ago, at the Versailles courthouse, near Paris, France, October 20, 2021. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM