The criminal court in Béziers delivered its verdict on Monday 30 March. Pierre Caillet, the former coach of AS Béziers Hérault in Pro D2, is handed six months in prison, suspended, with a two-year probation order. He was prosecuted for violence, identity theft and harassment against his former partner.

Pierre Caillet convicted of domestic violence in Béziers

The case pitted Pierre Caillet against his former partner. The two accused each other of domestic violence before the court. The judge ruled: both are guilty. Pierre Caillet receives the heavier sentence with six months in prison suspended with probation. His former partner was also found guilty of violence against a partner.

The coach was prosecuted on three counts: violence, identity theft and harassment. The two-year probation order places him under judicial supervision until 2028.

What future for Caillet at FC Grenoble?

Pierre Caillet had been tipped for the FC Grenoble bench after leaving ASBH. This conviction changes things. The Isère club have said nothing on the subject.

The question remains open: can the Grenoble board maintain their interest in a coach convicted of domestic violence? The wider social context makes that decision a sensitive one for the club’s image.

Caillet had left Béziers after several seasons at the head of the Hérault club’s staff in Pro D2. His name had been circulating around Grenoble for several weeks.