Former Olympic equestrian champion Kevin Staut was cleared by a French court on Thursday of assaulting his former partner, his lawyer told the Associated Press. Staut and Norwegian horse rider Marie Valdar Longem had accused each other of violence following an argument in a Bordeaux hotel room in February last…
Former Olympic equestrian champion Kevin Staut was cleared by a French court on Thursday of assaulting his former partner, his lawyer told the Associated Press. The former partner, Norwegian horse rider Marie Valdar Longem, said she will appeal her 1,500 euros ($1,600) fine. Speaking to the AP in a phone interview, lawyer Fanny Colin welcomed the court ruling.