“I confirm that I was not consenting,” said tennis player Fiona Ferro on Friday after the indictment for “rape” and “sexual assault” of her former coach Pierre Bouteyre, who denies any constraint in their “relationship “.
Fiona Ferro, 259th player in the world, filed a complaint on February 25 at the police station in Fréjus (Var) for alleged acts of rape and sexual assault committed from 2012 to 2015, when she was aged 15 to 18.
Fiona Ferro takes note of the statements of her former coach
“I take note of Pierre Bouteyre’s position on my accusation of acts of rape and sexual assault by a person in authority”, adds in a press release published on social networks the one who occupied the 39th rank at the WTA in March 2021, the best ranking of his career.
“I confirm that I was not consenting and that the rapes and sexual assaults were committed by moral constraint in accordance with the provisions of article 222-24 of the Penal Code”, assures the 25-year-old player. “I place all my trust in the justice of my country,” concludes Fiona Ferro.
Bouteyre denies any coercion
Aged 50, Pierre Bouteyre, who was also the coach of the Niçoise Alizé Cornet, “recognizes the materiality of the relationship but denies any constraint, it was a love story according to him”, had indicated Wednesday to the ‘AFP his lawyer, Me Virginie Pin.
The coach and former player was indicted on August 19 and placed under judicial supervision with a ban on contacting Fiona Ferro and coaching minors, measures accompanied by the obligation to submit to medical treatment. psychological matter, said Draguignan prosecutor Patrice Camberou.