By AFPMore by this AuthorNANTERRE,A French court will on Monday announce a verdict in the trial in absentia of Congolese music star Koffi Olomide, accused of sexual assaulting four of his dancers. Prosecutors at the trial, in Nanterre, near Paris, last month called for a seven-year sentence against him and suspended sentences for two of his former employees who detained the dancers. The dancers say they were detained by three men while Olomide was touring or recording in France between 2002 and 2006, and had their passports and phones confiscated. They say they were forced to have sex with Olomide, who allegedly struck them if they tried to resist. Olomide denies the assault charges as well as allegations he helped the dancers enter France illegally and withheld their pay.

Source: Daily Nation March 18, 2019 04:52 UTC