Overview
- The case, which opens Monday in Draguignan, is scheduled through Friday with a verdict expected that day.
- Lamjarred is appearing free as he denies the charge and says the encounter was consensual.
- The complainant plans to request a closed hearing, a step French law permits in rape cases.
- Key evidence under review includes alcohol test results taken hours after the night in question and a wiretap that captured a €200,000 offer during his police custody.
- The singer was convicted in 2023 in a separate Paris rape case and faces up to 15 years in prison if found guilty in the current case.