Overview

• He was arrested near Ramatuelle’s Casa Amor beach on Saturday morning and placed in custody at the Gassin gendarmerie under allegations of rape in Saint-Tropez.
• The preliminary inquiry led by the Parquet de Draguignan remains ongoing with authorities reporting that the facts are very unclear and testimonies need clarification.
• Le Figaro reports the alleged victim is a woman in her early twenties.
• His lawyer Margaux Mathieu says he “firmly denies any form of assault or rape” and urges respect for the presumption of innocence.
• Paggini first appeared on “Les Marseillais” in 2012 and has since amassed over 2.4 million Instagram followers and married fellow reality star Guiseppa Ciurleo in 2023 with whom he has two children.