Overview
- The January 15 indictment directs the retired swimmer to face trial on counts of rape and sexual assault involving a minor under 15.
- Prosecutors allege the acts occurred between December 31, 2015 and August 31, 2016 in Mulhouse, at the Rio Olympics, and in Spain and Thailand.
- A 2021 French law deems any sexual act with a child under 15 to be rape, punishable by up to 20 years in prison.
- Agnel was arrested in December 2021 after a complaint; he acknowledged sexual encounters but denied coercion, according to reporting from AP and The Athletic.
- A French appeals court in May 2025 rejected his bid to halt prosecution, and Le Monde reports he met the now-adult complainant in July 2024 at his request.