MLS star Aaron Boupendza risks up to five years in prison and a £13,000 fine in his native Gabon after allegedly appearing in a sex tape
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MLS star Aaron Boupendza risks being sentenced to prison in Gabon after a sex tape allegedly involving him emerged earlier this week.
According to Senegalese outlet SenenieuwsThe footage reportedly shows the Gabon international in a very intimate act with a woman.
Under Gabonese law, which bans the distribution of pornographic content, Boupendza could face a fine of up to 10 million Central African francs (£13,100) and up to five years in prison if found guilty.
“Anyone who disseminates, records or transmits the image or representation of an adult while such image or representation is pornographic in nature, shall be punished with a maximum of five years’ imprisonment and a maximum of 10,000,000 FCFA fine,” Article 430 of the Gabonese Penal Code. Code states.
Neither the 27-year-old, who plays for FC Cincinnati, nor the Gabonese Football Federation have yet publicly discussed the leaked tape.
FC Cincinnati star Aaron Boupendza faces being sentenced to prison in Gabon after a sex tape allegedly involving him was leaked earlier this week.
The Panthers missed out on qualification for the upcoming Africa Cup of Nations after finishing third in Group I behind the Democratic Republic of Congo and Mauritania.
Boupendza scored seven goals in 33 appearances for the national team, scoring the winner in Gabon’s 1-0 win over Comoros in their opening match at AFCON two years ago.
He started five of Gabon’s six AFCON qualifiers in the past 18 months but was not included in the squad for the World Cup qualifiers against Kenya and Burundi in November.
In a statement, the Gabonese FA attributed its negligence to Boupendza’s late arrival at the camp during the international window.
A month earlier, the former Bordeaux striker missed FC Cincinnati’s regular season finale against Atlanta United after returning late from international duty.
Speaking after Boupendza’s omission from Gabon’s squad in November, FC Cincinnati general manager Chris Albright stressed that the MLS club was fully behind their striker.
The 27-year-old striker scored seven goals in 33 games for Gabon
Boupendza has scored six goals in fourteen games for FC Cincinnati since last season
The Gabonese (first left, front row) helped FC Cincinnati win their first ever Supporters’ Shield last season – the trophy awarded to the team that finishes with the best regular season record
“We fully support Aaron and there is no discipline coming out of FC Cincinnati,” he said. The Cincinnati Inquirer.
‘Firstly, we support him and secondly, it is not our business anyway. We look forward to him being back in training.”
Albright also rejected suggestions that the late return to Cincinnati in October and late arrival on international duty a month later indicated a troubling trend.
‘They are completely different things. Not interrelated’, he said,
“We support Aaron in this.”
Boupendza signed for Cincinnati from Saudi Arabian club Al-Shabab for £5.6 million in July and made an immediate impact, scoring six goals in 14 appearances, including the play-offs.
His productive form helped the Orange and Blue secure a first-ever MLS Supporters’ Shield – the trophy awarded to the team with the best regular season record – with three matches remaining.
Cincinnati reached the Eastern Conference finals, but were eliminated by eventual MLS champion Columbus Crew after blowing a two-goal lead and losing 3–2.