The trial of French footballers Franck Ribery and Karim Benzema, charged with having sex with an underage prostitute, is due to begin in Paris.
The age of consent is 15 in France, but paying for sex with anyone under 18 is a crime.
They each face up to three years in prison and fines of up to 45,000 euros ($55,000).
The two players are accused of paying for sex with Ms Dehar when she was 16, in Karim Benzema's case, and 17, in Franck Ribery's.
Franck Ribery has admitted having sex with Ms Dehar after she was flown to Munich in 2009 as a "present" for his 26th birthday, but maintains he could not have known she was not 18 at the time
Karim Benzema, who is accused of paying for sex with Ms Dehar in a Paris hotel, denies that any encounter took place.
Dehar, now 21, became a celebrity following the scandal and has since established herself as a designer of luxury lingerie
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