United Kingdom, April 10 -- Jean-Claude Van Damme has described allegations against him as "grotesque" and "unfounded".

The 64-year-old 'Street Fighter' actor has been accused of knowingly engaging in sexual relations with women who had been trafficked by a criminal group led by Morel Bolea.

In a new statement to PEOPLE magazine translated from French, his agent Patrick Goavec said: "We have become aware of articles alleging an alleged affair in Cannes involving Mr. Jean-Claude Van Damme.

"The reported facts are both grotesque and non-existent.

"Mr. Van Damme does not wish to comment or fuel this rumour, which is as absurd as it is unfounded."

Van Damme is accused of having received five Romanian women as a "gift" in Cannes, France, ...