French Champion Jockey Pierre-Charles Boudot Charged with Rape
Pierre-Charles Boudot, 28, French Champion jockey has been accused of assaulting a woman at a party in February. However, he denies any wrongdoing.
Mr. Boudot who had won the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe in 2019, had been released on 50,000 euro bail. Another jockey, Pierre Bazire is also being investigated for failing to report the crime.
The governing body of the sport in France, France Galop, said that while both of the men were presumed to be innocent, it had decided to suspend them for two days due to the seriousness of the charges. Mr. Boudot had also been named as a witness in another rape investigation dating back to 2015.
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