Lucas Hernandez and partner deny human trafficking allegations
Paris Saint-Germain defender Lucas Hernandez and his partner Victoria Triay have vehemently denied accusations of human trafficking and undeclared work involving a Colombian family, reports BritPanorama.
The Versailles prosecutor’s office has confirmed that an inquiry is being conducted into the 2018 World Cup winner and Triay. This investigation is being handled by the St Germain-en-Laye research brigade.
According to a French publication, Paris Match, the allegations centre on a family of five who claim they were employed at the couple’s residence between September 2024 and November 2025. The 29-year-old left-back and Triay strongly reject the accusations, insisting they were manipulated and deceived by individuals they had welcomed into their home, describing themselves as “betrayed.”
The family’s lawyer, Lola Dubois, stated that the family was required to work up to 82 hours per week without any rest days and alleged that Hernandez and Triay employed them without proper legal documentation and employment contracts.
The family’s daughter claimed she was initially approached by Triay whilst working as her nurse in Colombia, with promises of official paperwork that would allow legal employment within six months. However, she asserted that this documentation never arrived. After her family joined her in France, they faced demanding conditions and inadequate pay, receiving only cash payments and fraudulent identity documents after signing confidentiality agreements in February 2025.
Dubois emphasized that Hernandez’s position as a professional footballer with access to legal advisers did not excuse the lack of proper contracts, suggesting deliberate intent. The family claimed an official employment document was hastily prepared amid a dispute, listing them as part-time workers earning approximately €1,029 monthly for 86 hours.
Hernandez’s agent relayed that the couple was “completely taken aback” by the claims and the pair released a statement asserting: “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.” They stated that they were manipulated by emotional stories and false assurances and insisted, “We never acted with malicious intent or in contempt of the law.”
Hernandez, who lifted the World Cup with France in Russia, joined PSG from Bayern Munich in 2023 after beginning his career at Atletico Madrid.
The situation illustrates the complexities entwined in personal relationships against the backdrop of employment law and rights, often revealing unexpected vulnerabilities in even the most seemingly celebrated lives.
