Premier League Footballer Facing Additional Rape Charges
Posted : 11 April 2023
After a third woman came forward, a Premier League football player who had already been detained on rape suspicion is now dealing with fresh accusations.
The player, who cannot be identified for legal reasons, was previously charged with raping two further women in separate alleged incidents, the first of which allegedly took place in April 2021 and the second in June 2022.
According to a third woman, an incident occurred in Hertfordshire in February 2022. The player, who traveled to the World Cup in November with his national squad in Qatar, was questioned in a police station under oath.
Additionally, his police bail hearing was scheduled to take place this month, but it was postponed a third time until July. The player is still available for the first team, and the player's club has not yet taken any action.
Police dropped the June allegation after conducting more inquiries.
A statement from Scotland Yard said: “On 4 July 2022, an allegation of rape of a woman in her 20s was reported to police. On 4 July, a man was arrested at an address on suspicion of rape and taken into custody. While in custody, he was further arrested on suspicion of two incidents of rape that were alleged to have been committed in
April and June of 2021 against a different woman in her 20s.”
"In February 2023, the man was interviewed under caution for a sexual offence alleged to have taken place in Barnet in February 2022. This relates to a third victim and was reported to police in July 2022.
"No further action will be taken in relation to the alleged offence in June 2021 because the relevant legislation had not yet come into effect at the time it is said to have occurred.
"This has been explained to the complainant who continues to be supported by officers."
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