“I confess to the allegations,” said the 29-year-old in front of the criminal court in Albertville. A few months before the Winter Olympics in Milan, the public prosecutor’s office demanded a two-month suspended prison sentence and a fine of 20,000 euros.
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“I don’t remember committing these acts,” said the 2023 overall World Cup winner and failed to provide a precise explanation. She had previously denied the allegations and argued that she herself had been a victim of identity theft.
The ten-time world champion is accused of stealing credit cards from her teammate Justine Braisaz-Bouchet and another member of the French national team and using them to make online purchases in the summer of 2022.
Simon apologizes to his teammate
The fraud allegations arose internally at the end of September 2022. Braisaz-Bouchet filed a complaint in early summer 2023. As a result, Simon was temporarily excluded from team training in 2023 and was even briefly taken into police custody in October.
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