Pierre-Charles Boudot Referred To Criminal Court, Will Appeal Decision

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Former French champion jockey Pierre-Charles Boudot, who was indicted on a rape charge in the spring of 2021 has been referred to a criminal court, according to Jour De Galop. The jockey's lawyers are appealing that decision.

After the requisitions of the Senlis public prosecutor's office approximately five months earlier, the presiding judges issued an order to dismiss the first complaint related to alleged events in Deauville in 2015. The dismissal comes due to insufficient evidence to justify a referral to a criminal court.

In Boudot's second case, the jockey has been referred to a criminal court regarding allegations made in 2017 in Cagnes-sur-Mer. The decision was made by one of the two investigating judges.

Boudot's lawyers said in a statement, “Pierre-Charles Boudot is very satisfied with the dismissal of the case in which he has maintained his innocence for several years. However, he will appeal the committal to trial before the criminal court, ordered by only one of the two investigating judges. This committal decision clearly reflects the doubts surrounding his guilt and does not comply with the requirement to establish the elements of threat, coercion, or surprise stipulated by law.”

The case will now be moved to an appeals court, which will rule on the committal's validity no sooner than four months from now. Since his licence was withdrawn indefinitely in France in November of 2022, Boudot has ridden elsewhere, including with success at Doha, Qatar earlier this year.

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