Figure of French canoeing, Jean-Yves Prigent is placed under judicial investigation for suspicion of sexual assault on a minor
According to our information, Jean-Yves Prigent, former team slalom world champion in 1977 and patriarch of the most influential family in the specialty, is the subject of a preliminary investigation for an alleged sexual assault on a minor, following a report from the Brittany regional committee traced back to the Signal-sports Celllearned franceinfo: sport, Monday April 29.
The facts would have taken place in March 2024 during a course that Jean-Yves Prigent, a renowned trainer, still used to lead at almost 70 years old. Two young boys, at least one of whom is a minor over 15 years old, reported having been sexually assaulted by the supervisor.
The information reached the prefect of Ille-et-Vilaine, who issued a suspension and a ban on supervision as a precautionary measure as of April 3. Entered by article 40 of the code of criminal procedurewhich states that “any constituted authority, any public officer or civil servant who, in the exercise of his functions, acquires knowledge of a crime or misdemeanor is required to give notice without delay to the public prosecutor”the Rennes public prosecutor confirms the opening of a preliminary investigation.
No other member of the family is affected by this affair but it risks shaking the federation because the Prigents are historically very present there. Marie-Françoise, the mother, is responsible for the Vaires-sur-Marne site where the Olympic canoeing and rowing events will take place, the son Yves works for Paris 2024, while the daughter Camille, K1 slalom champion , is qualified for the Paris Games.
The Rennes public prosecutor’s office specifies that Jean-Yves Prigent has not yet been heard. He is presumed innocent of the charges against him and has never before been the subject of any suspicion. The investigation will endeavor to establish the veracity of the facts reported, as well as to determine whether other victims come forward after this information is made public.
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