Dimitri Payet is indicted in Brazil for psychological violence. An investigation was reopened by Rio's justice.
Dimitri Payet left Vasco de Gama on June 9, 2025a few days before the deadline for his contract. The 38 -year -old attacking midfielder, former OM captain and Euro 2016 finalistwill not continue his sporting adventure in Brazil. However, his name continues to make the headlines of local newspapers. This departure is indeed accompanied by a resoundingconfirmed by the prosecution of the state of Rio de Janeiro.
Legal proceedings relaunched by Brazilian justice
The Brazilian newspaper Globo revealed that Dimitri Payet is prosecuted to psychological violence against Larissa FerrariBrazilian lawyer. The latter maintained a extramarital relationship With the footballer. The prosecution reopened an investigation initially classified without follow -up, believing that new elements justified a prosecution.
Payet lawyer, Sheila Lustozaexpressed his astonishment in the face of the reopening of the investigationstating that the complainant did not bring any new element. She also said her Confidence in Brazilian justicewhich, according to her, will recognize the innocence of her client.
Extremely serious charges
The accusations carried by Larissa Ferrari are particularly shocking. The police report, dated March 29, 2025, evokes physical, moral, psychological and sexual violence. The complainant claims to have undergone repeated attacksleaving visible traces on his body.
In a declaration relayed by theAFPLarissa Ferrari described a relationship marked by degrading humiliationsimposed by Payet. She notably evokes “Evidence of love” in the form of punishmentsamong which Filmed submission acts : drink your own urine, lick the floor or consume toilet water.
The initial classification of the case had been interpreted as a dismissal, but the River Ministry of River estimated that a review was necessary. This legal requalification could lead to a criminal trialif the accusations are deemed admissible after the preliminary hearing.
The player's legal entourage says that all the videos provided have come out of their context and do not prove No act of constraint. Defense relies on a Interpretation freely consented acts mentioned.
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