Wilfried Happio will “now focus fully on his sporting career”. The complaint against the French international athlete for sexual assault “has been dismissed,” his lawyer said in a press release on Tuesday.
“The elements of the file brought to our attention, the testimonies as well as the explanations and the constant version of Mr. Happio were inevitably likely to demonstrate that the facts of which he was accused were manifestly false”, writes Me Anthony Mottais.
Insep had not sanctioned Happio either
Aged 24, Wilfried Happio, specialist in the 400m hurdles and medal hope at the Paris Olympics in 2024, was the subject of a complaint filed at the end of June 2022 by another international athlete. The complainant denounced touching during an evening in September 2021 at the National Institute of Sport, Expertise and Performance. Insep had not sanctioned Happio following an internal investigation.
The complainant “takes note, but deplores” the classification without follow-up, which dates from February, said her lawyer, Me Lina Belkora. “It reserves the right to file a complaint with a civil action”, she added. Wilfried Happio had himself lodged a complaint after being punched in the face on June 25, 2022 in Caen during the French Athletics Championships by the complainant’s brother.
This hope of French athletics had experienced meteoric progress in 2022, taking 4th place at the World Championships in Eugene (Oregon, United States) in July before winning the silver medal at the Munich Euro in Germany. in August.