Saad Lamjarred sentenced to 10 years for rape
An appeals court in Créteil on September 26 sentenced Moroccan singer Saad Lamjarred to 10 years in prison after finding him guilty of raping a woman in a Paris hotel in October 2016. The court increased the term from an earlier six-year sentence, citing an aggravated circumstance that he was under the influence of alcohol, and ordered immediate imprisonment. Five people were later convicted for an attempted €3 million extortion tied to the case, while Laura P. was acquitted of extortion. Lamjarred denies the rape and plans to seek review by France's Court of Cassation.
Appeals court sentenced Saad Lamjarred to 10 years for 2016 rape.
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The allegation dates to October 2016 after a nightclub meeting in Paris. A Paris court convicted him in 2023, and he appealed, leading to this renewed ruling and an announced cassation appeal.
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