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Real Madrid striker Karim Benzema to stand trial in sex tape case

Soccer Football - Champions League - Group A - Paris St Germain v Real Madrid - Parc des Princes, Paris, France - September 18, 2019, Real Madrid's Karim Benzema reacts after a goal is disallowed [Reuters, Benoit Tessier]

Real Madrid striker Karim Benzema will stand trial after being charged by prosecutors with being complicit in a conspiracy to blackmail his former France teammate Matthieu Valbuena in a case linked to a sex tape, his lawyer said on Thursday.

Investigators alleged that Benzema, who has not played for Les Bleus since October 2015, encouraged Valbuena to pay blackmailers in order that the tape would not be made public.

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