Angers owner Saïd Chabane sentenced to two years in prison for sexual assault

Saïd Chabane, the former president and current owner of Angers SCO has been sentenced to two years in prison, one of which will be suspended, after he was found guilty of sexual assault by the Angers Criminal Court today. 

He was tried last December for aggravated sexual assault after seven women had filed complaints about Chabane, with the court set to deliver their verdict on the 16th of February, but this was extended by five weeks due to the absence of the Angers owner. 

During a trial held between the 18th and 19th of December, where five of the women spoke of forced touching and kissing, and their fear of the influence that Chabane carried. The prosecution asked for a sentence of three years imprisonment, which would include a year-long suspended sentence. 

Chabane was not present for the verdict. However, according to Ouest France , his lawyers have stated that they will look to appeal the ruling. “ We welcome this decision with some relief since Mr Chabane has been declared partially innocent of what he has been accused of for several years. Obviously, we do not agree with [the rest] of the decision and will appeal… so that Mr Chabane can be completely exonerated .” 

GFFN | Nick Hartland