Former Olympic champion Yannick Agnel was arrested following a complaint filed this summer, for facts dating back to 2016. He is accused of rape and sexual violence.
The former swimmer and Olympic champion Yannick Agnel was taken into custody this Thursday, December 9, 2021. The investigators of the DTPJ (Territorial Directorate of the Judicial Police) of Mulhouse arrested the swimming champion at his home Parisian around 12:15 p.m. this Thursday, we learn from a police source, which confirms information from CNews. He was then placed in police custody as part of an investigation for rape and sexual assault on a 15-year-old minor, AFP confirmed to the Mulhouse prosecutor’s office.
The city prosecutor, Edwige Roux-Morizot, clarified that the facts dated back to around 2016. At that time, Yannick Agnel was licensed at the Mulhouse Olympic Swimming. According to information from the Team, the investigation follows a complaint from a swimmer who trained with Agnel in Mulhouse between 2014 and 2016. Several swimmers or former swimmers have been auditioned in recent weeks. The complaint was filed this summer by the alleged victim.
Yannick Agnel, 29, stopped his career in 2016, notably retraining in e-sport. In addition to his two Olympic titles (200m and 4x100m in 2012), he was also the 200m world champion in 2013. He then became a consultant for France Télévisions during the last Olympic Games.