World Cup winner Lucas Hernandez and his partner ‘accused of human trafficking and labour exploitation’ by family of five Colombian workers

PSG defender Lucas Hernandez and his partner have been accused of human trafficking and exploitation by a family of Colombian workers.

The left–back, who won the World Cup with France in 2018, is said to have employed the family of five to work as his security and babysitters from September 2024 until November 2025.

But according to the family’s lawyer Lola Dubois, Hernandez, 29, and his partner Victoria Triay hired them without the relevant legal status and had them working up to 82 hours a week with no days off.

Hernandez and Triay both vehemently deny the allegations and say they have been ‘betrayed’. 

The daughter of the family told French outlet Paris Match that she was contacted by Triay while working as her nurse in Colombia. Triay is alleged to have offered her a job and ‘promised’ official documentation which would legally allow her to work within six months.

But the daughter – who was later joined by her mother, father, and two brothers – claimed that this was never forthcoming and that they were subjected to gruelling working conditions which saw them receive ‘insufficient’ compensation.

Hernandez and Triay strongly deny the allegations – made by a family of Colombian workers

‘An entire family is deprived of its rights,’ lawyer Dubois told Paris Match. ‘Without employment contracts, they are not entitled to unemployment benefits or adequate social security coverage. 

‘Yet, this is a professional football player, surrounded by numerous lawyers, both in his private life and at his club. The fact that he never bothered to provide them with an employment contract demonstrates the intent behind the offence.’

The family were said to have only been paid in cash and – after allegedly signing confidentiality agreements in February 2025 – received fake identity cards.

According to Dubois, the family were later offered official employment contracts by Hernandez in October last year – following an argument between the daughter and Triay.

‘These are documents drawn up at the last minute in an attempt to regularize the situation. They state that they worked as part–time, multi–skilled employees,’ Dubois said.

The contracts allegedly stated that the family worked around 86 hours per month, for a gross monthly salary of €1,029 (£896).

There were also claims made by the daughter that the family ‘risked our lives’ for Hernandez and his partner, particularly during an attempted burglary at the footballer’s home in December 2024, during which the family’s father allegedly shot a gun in order to make the robbers flee.

Hernandez’s agent told Paris Match that he and Triay were ‘completely taken aback’ by the claims.

Hernandez and his partner Triay are said to have been’ completely taken aback’ by the claims

In a statement, the couple 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.’

The claims are now being probed by the Versailles prosecutor’s office. 

Hernandez began his career at Atletico Madrid, where he came through the youth ranks. He spent five years there before moving to Bayern Munich in 2019, where he won the Champions League.

The 29–year–old joined PSG in 2023 – where he won a second career Champions League trophy last season – but has found himself largely on the bench this campaign, starting just 11 games.