Patrice Evra has had many successes in his career. Among other things, five English championship titles and a triumph in the Champions League (2008) with Manchester United and three titles in Italy with Juventus. He was also in the European Championship final with France in 2016.
Enough material to publish a biography. While writing «I love this game», Evra finally decides to talk about a topic on which he has been silent so far. And shocked with the confession: “I was sexually abused when I was 13”.
Fear of reaction
He openly tells how it came about. Evra was living with his teacher at the time. He had offered him a room so that he didn’t have to make the long way to school every day.
“The teacher, who thought I was asleep, put his hands under my covers and tried to touch me. I knew he was doing something wrong, so I tried to push him away and hit him … », Evra describes a scene. And goes into even more detail later.
The now 40-year-old never spoke about it. When the police called him years later, he was lying. “Some children had complained about this man and the police wanted to know if he had ever tried to harm me,” said Evra. “Because I was famous and was afraid of the reaction, I lied and said no.” Today he regrets that lie.
“I do this for other children”
He never said anything to his mother either. Until he informs her of the publication of his book. Evra reveals her reaction in an interview with the Times. “The first thing my mother said was, ‘If you don’t sue him, I’ll sue him. If he’s still alive, I’ll kill him. ›»
She wanted to keep him from making the subject public. But Evra’s decision was made. “I felt like a coward for many years because I never said anything. It was always a burden for me. But I don’t do it for myself, but for other children, ”he explains.
While Evra was always considered a joker during his career, he now reveals a completely different side with his confession. (bir)
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