Paris Saint-Germain defender Lucas Hernández and his partner Victoria Triay have strongly denied allegations of human trafficking and labour exploitation brought by a Colombian family, insisting they were “betrayed” by people they trusted.
Speaking to French outlet Paris Match, the daughter of the family claimed she was first contacted by Triay while working as her nurse in Colombia. She alleged that Triay offered her employment in France and promised official documentation that would allow her to work legally within six months.
However, the woman said that after she was later joined by her parents and two brothers, the promised documents never materialised. The family claims they were subjected to gruelling working conditions and received what they described as insufficient pay.
The family’s lawyer, Lola Dubois, said the lack of formal employment contracts deprived them of basic labour rights. “An entire family is deprived of its rights,” Dubois told Paris Match. “Without employment contracts, they are not entitled to unemployment benefits or adequate social security coverage. Yet this involves a professional footballer surrounded by numerous lawyers.”
According to Dubois, the family was paid only in cash and allegedly signed confidentiality agreements in February 2025. The lawyer further claimed they were later given fake identity cards. She said official employment contracts were only offered in October last year, following a dispute between the daughter and Triay.
“These documents were drawn up at the last minute in an attempt to regularise the situation,” Dubois said, adding that the contracts described the family as part-time, multi-skilled employees. The documents allegedly stated they worked around 86 hours per month for a gross monthly salary of €1,029 (£896).
The daughter also alleged that the family put their lives at risk while protecting the couple, citing an attempted burglary at Hernández’s home in December 2024. She claimed her father fired a gun to scare off the intruders.
Hernández’s agent said the footballer and his partner were “completely taken aback” by the accusations.
In a joint statement, Hernández and Triay said they welcomed the family into their home out of compassion and goodwill. “We opened our home and our lives to people who presented themselves as friends,” the couple said, adding that they believed the family was in the process of regularising its legal status.
“That trust has been betrayed,” the statement continued. “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.”
The couple said the matter is now being handled through the appropriate legal channels and urged the public to show restraint. “This ordeal has been deeply painful for our family,” they said, adding that they would not engage in online speculation.
