Champions League hero and WAG deny human trafficking – ‘our belief was betrayed’
A Champions League hero and his partner have been forced to deny they overworked and trafficked a Colombian family that worked as security guards, housekeepers, cooks and nannies
Lucas Hernandez and Victoria Triay released a statement after the accusations(Image: @victoriatriay/Instagram)
A Champions League hero and his partner have been forced to deny claims they overworked and trafficked a Colombian family.
Lucas Hernandez and Victoria Triay are facing allegations from French outlet Paris Match that they employed five workers in their home and gave them lengthy hours between September 2024 and November 2025.
It’s claimed the workers didn’t have legal status in the country. as the family are said to have worked as security guards, housekeepers, cooks and nannies for Hernandez and Victoria. They have since released a statement, insisting they “never acted with malicious intent” and that their “trust was betrayed”.
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It said: “We opened our home and our lives to people who presented themselves as friends, who sought our kindness and for whom we had genuine affection.
“These people shared our lives with respect and dignity. We helped them, supported them, and believed them when they assured us that they were in the process of regularising their situation. That trust has been betrayed.
“Unfortunately, we are not the first to experience such a situation. Like many others before us, we were manipulated by emotional stories and false assurances.
“We never acted with malicious intent or in contempt of the law. We acted as human beings – and learned, painfully, that compassion can be exploited.
“What makes this situation even more trying is to see a gesture of trust and humanity turned into public attacks and accusations. This ordeal has been deeply painful for our family.
“This matter is now being dealt with through the appropriate legal channels, where the facts – not the narratives circulating on social media – belong.
“We call for decency, restraint, and respect. We will not participate further in online speculation.”
According to The Athletic, an investigation into the allegations is underway. Laure De Boutray, deputy prosecutor for the Versailles Judicial Court, said: “I can confirm that an investigation is underway, overseen by the Versailles prosecutor’s office and entrusted to the St Germain-en-Laye research brigade, on charges of undeclared work and human trafficking.
