PARIS SAINT-GERMAIN defender Serge Aurier has been sentenced to two months in jail for assaulting a police officer following an incident outside a Paris night club in May.
The court heard that the troubled Ivory Coast international refused to cooperate when asked to leave his tinted-glass Porsche Cayenne car which police said was incorrectly parked outside the club in the early hours in an upmarket district of the capital.
Police said the incident turned violent when an agitated Aurier elbowed one of the officers in the chest, causing him to have to take a day off work.
Aurier denied the charge and was allowed to walk free from the court because no order for immediate incarceration was issued pending a possible appeal. It means the full-back could play for PSG in their Champions League tie against Ludogorets in Bulgaria on Wednesday.
The 23-year-old star, who has had recent disciplinary problems with his club, rejected the police account of the incident and said he was the victim of violence. He has filed a complaint against the police.
The court also ordered him to pay €600 in damages and interest as well as €1,500 in court costs.
The42 is on Snapchat! Tap the button below on your phone to add!
Massive blow to wallabies! i can see the lions winning this series 3-0
Not really. A year or two ago this would be a massive blow but he has missed alot of this season and whenever he has played he has looked a shadow of his former self. The Rebels have actually played much better without him!
Jessie Mogg at the Brumbies and Israel Folau of the Waratahs have really stood up and are right in contention for the fullback spot. With them in such red hot form (Izzy especially) i doubt even a fit and available Beale would make the squad let alone the starting 15.