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PARIS — Karim Benzema, a star striker for Serious Madrid, was uncovered responsible by a French courtroom on Wednesday on charges that he was aspect of an attempt to blackmail a fellow participant in a circumstance involving a sexual intercourse tape, a scandal that saw Benzema excluded from France’s nationwide soccer workforce for additional than 5 a long time.
Benzema, 33, was provided a a single-year suspended jail sentence and a fine of 75,000 euros, or about $84,000.
Benzema experienced been accused of aiding 4 other males blackmail Mathieu Valbuena, a teammate in the France squad, over an personal video clip that experienced been taken from Valbuena’s cell cell phone.
Benzema has generally denied the accusations. He was preparing for True Madrid’s Champions League match afterwards on Wednesday against Sheriff Tiraspol and did not show up at courtroom for the choice.
