Accused of aggravated violence on a high school student witness to a marital dispute at the end of 2016 in Reims, the one who now plays in Israel was found guilty on Tuesday, January 26 before the criminal court. The requisitions were announced in the afternoon: three years in prison, including a suspended year, a fine of 25,000 euros and a ban on holding a weapon, subject to authorization, for a period of 10 years. He finally got three years in prison, including two suspended. His one-year prison sentence will be adjusted by the penalty enforcement judge. Defense lawyers have already expressed the wish to appeal the conviction.
(…) On December 8, 2016, the former Stade de Reims player had hit a young high school student who had wanted to intervene during an argument between Antoine Conte and his partner in front of his home in Reims.
The victim Liam, 19 years old at the time of the events, had heard the crying and screaming of a woman, Antoine Conte’s companion, while he was in the street with friends. That day, he is far from imagining that he is in front of the home of a professional football player. Antoine Conte, threatening, asks him to go away, and returns with a baseball bat in his hand. Liam receives two heavy blows to the head and arm, a life threatening prognosis and 21 days of ITT. (…)
