The trial of the French players, accused of paying for sexual services of a minor prostitute, has been delayed to start in 2014.
Prostitute Zahia Dehar in August last year, said that her players Bayern's Franck Ribery 2009th and Real Madrid striker Karim Benzema 2008th paying for sex when she was 16, but said that they did not know was underage.
They therefore began the trial in Paris, but it was immediately postponed.
Riberijev lawyer during the Paris suggested that the Constitutional Court is asked to interpret a clause in the criminal code, which prohibits hiring underage prostitutes.
He argued that the clause is too vague to be used against his client.
The court found that this objection is sufficient to delay the process until 20 January in 2014. year.
Ribery and Benzema, if convicted, could be sentenced to three years in prison and a maximum fine of 45,000 euros.
Both men rejected the allegations, which were first presented 2010th year.
According to French law, prostitution is legal in France, but it can only deal with people older than 18 years.
Zahia Dehar, now 21, used the affair to launch his fashion line of lingerie, but also for a modeling career, and has already worked with several designers, most notably Karl Lagerfield.
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