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Former Premier League defender Jelle van Damme is being investigated by police after being accused of stalking his ex-wife.

Van Damme, who spent time in England with Southampton and Wolves, is alleged to have been harassing Elke Clijsters - sister of tennis star Kim - for almost three years.

Van Damme, 35, who currently plays in his homeland for Royal Antwerp, has 31 international caps to his name.

He married Elke, 33, in 2008, but the pair split in 2014. They divorced in 2016 and have two children together.

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Now, writing on social media, Elke has accused the ex-Standard Liege and Los Angeles Galaxy defender of sitting outside her house and even peering into her bedroom window.

"I've had to cope with a stalker for almost three years,” she declared on Instagram. "I thought about deleting my profile, but felt that he would have won had I done so.

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"He created anonymous profiles, sent me messages, lied about me and told other people what a terrible person I am.

"He would sit in his car outside my house at night to see what I was up to, and who I brought home.

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"He'd sneak into my back garden to peer through my bedroom window, and would ask my friends about me.

"He sent me messages saying my late father would be ashamed if he could see me, and a whole lot more.

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"This has had a great emotional impact on me. I kept quiet for a long time and tried to cope with it."I was sad and frightened, but angry as well. I asked myself what had I done wrong.

“I was sad and frightened, but angry as well. I asked myself what had I done wrong.”

Prosecutors in Belgium have confirmed that legal action has been undertaken against the footballer, and that he must soon appear at the public prosecutor's office in Hasselt.

But, they have stated that in "a delicate matter that concerns private lives” they would not be offering more information.