Pierre-Charles Boudot: Top French jockey under investigation for rape
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A French champion jockey has been placed under formal investigation for rape.
Pierre-Charles Boudot, 28, is accused of assaulting a woman at a party in February. He denies any wrongdoing.
Mr Boudot, who won the Prix de l Arc de Triomphe in 2019, has been released on €50,000 (£43,000; $60,000) bail.
Another jockey, Pierre Bazire, is also being investigated for failing to report a crime. Mr Bazire does not appear to have publicly commented.
The governing body of the sport in France, France Galop, said that while both men were presumed innocent, it had decided to suspend them for two days due to the seriousness of the charges.
French champion flat jockey Boudot charged with rape
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Lille (France) (AFP)
French champion jockey Pierre-Charles Boudot was charged Wednesday with the rape of a female rider at Cagnes-sur-Mer, prosecutors in Senlis announced.
Boudot, who won the 2019 Prix de l Arc de Triomphe, is accused of raping the plaintiff on the night of February 17 at Cagnes-sur-Mer on France s Cote d Azur. My client, a 25-year-old woman from Chantilly s racing community, was at a party, lawyer Justine Devred told AFP. It s highly likely she was made to drink or administered substances to make her incapable of consent.