FIFA Ethics Committee: TAS 2021/A/7661 Yves Jean-Bart c. FIFA

TAS 2021/A/7661 Yves Jean-Bart c. FIFA

Date of the decision: 2023-02-14

Arbitrator(s): Alain Zahlan de Cayetti Luigi Fumagalli Pierre Muller

The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) upheld the appeal filed by Mr Yves Jean-Bart, President of the Haitian Football Federation (HFF), involved in an alleged case of sexual misconduct and abuse due to evidentiary inconsistencies. This case brief will summarize the said evidentiary inconsistencies. Additionally, it should be noted that FIFA is appealing the CAS decision before the Swiss Federal Tribunal.

Facts and Procedure

On 25 April 2020, in a video of the same date on his YouTube channel, Mr Romain Molina, an investigative football journalist (portrayed as such by The Guardian newspaper), mentioned allegations of systematic sexual abuse that had taken place within the HFF.

On 30 April 2020, The Guardian published an article indicating, in particular, that Mr Jean-Bart, the man who had led the HFF for more than 20 years and served as acting President of the Caribbean Football Union in 2011, had allegedly forced several female players at the National Technical Center to have sexual relations with...

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