Ribery and Benzema are facing up to three years in jail

[Elano]

Bayern Munich’s Franck Ribery, Real Madrid’s Karim Benzema and Lyon’s Sidney Govou have all been implicated in the case, which broke on April 10th  when ten people were arrested at a Paris nightspot, Café Zaman.

The case is currently in the inquiry stage, and as yet no charges have been filed.

Prostitution is not illegal in France — but purchasing sex with underage women is. And police charge that the woman at the center of the case, named as Zahia Dehar, was 16 at the time of her liaisons with Ribery and 17 when she entertained Benzema (Govou is also alleged to have had a relationship with Zehar, but after she turned 18).

Under French law, that means Ribery and Benzema are facing serious criminal penalties: Up to three years in jail and fines in excess of $60,0000. It has been widely reported that Ribery has acknowledged the relationship to the police, but said that Dehar claimed to be of age. That doesn’t matter under the French penal code, which holds johns responsible.

Dehar, who has been merrily chattering away to the French press, says she has provided specific information on Ribery to the police, including that he paid her $3,000 to join him in Munich last year.

Photos of her and Ribery together have surfaced, and several witnesses have placed her at several major European soccer events. Dehar also claims to have made as much as $30,000 a month, which she used to support her parents.

While Ribery has been interviewed as a witness, Benzema has not. French authorities are traveling to interview him in Spain this week. Dehar is not facing any criminal charges.

The underage bitch:

[KEVIN RONIK]

I WOULD SAY 3 YEARS OF JAIL IS WORTH IT

[7even]

What an unfair law system... basically a 16-year-old bitch can do whatever she wants and make a fortune off of it, while a man has to hire some private detectives to check on her age. 

[IRAN iz Gangsta!]

What is wrong with them to sleep with that skinny biach? as rich and famous as they are, they can have any girl...i guess after a while u get tired of having everything and u wanna try something new. 

i bet she's arab by the way, i can tell by her name

[KEVIN RONIK]

SHE IS ALGERIAN

[wcsoldier]

they obviously won't go to jail ...  would like it though , Ribery for thinking he's the 2nd coming of Zidane and his pathetic behaviour (like the whole team) during the world cup and Benzema because he just sucks

and lol at their terrible taste and stupidity , at least pick some bomb ass Eastern Europe escort and a INDEPENDANT one ...  they have to be the 1st players having pbs with the law for paying for sex ... LMAO

[Leggy Hendrix]

she is hot...i wonder what she saw in them

[Fraxxx]

she is hot...i wonder what she saw in them

3000 a night?

What an unfair law system... basically a 16-year-old bitch can do whatever she wants and make a fortune off of it, while a man has to hire some private detectives to check on her age. 

I'm with you on this regarding the law itself, but I bet these fuckers knew.

[KURUPTION-81]

Ribery is married, never understand why these footballers get married and then sleep with hookers and girls from clubs.

Just dont get married.

[7even]

Does anybody know if their teams still have to pay them when they are rotting in jail?

[Fraxxx]

Does anybody know if their teams still have to pay them when they are rotting in jail?

I guess this would be some kind of contract violation, like Mutu doing coke. Or is Mutu's case doping related?