Ex-French international Steve Marlet indicted for rape

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Former French international Steve Marlet has been placed under investigation for gang rape by a court in Auxerre. "A second man was also placed under investigation... and a third has been given the status of assisted witness," a prosecutor Estelle Meyer said. "At the time of the events, in 1997, the victim was a minor." According to the Yonne Republicaine newspaper Marlet, who played for Auxerre from 1996 to 2000, disputes the facts.

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