Two French worldwide rugby gamers have been charged with the aggravated rape of a girl following a match in Argentina, prosecutors within the South American nation say.
Hugo Auradou, 20, and Oscar Jegou, 21, are accused of raping a 39-year-old lady after France beat Argentina on Saturday.
She alleges that they raped her a number of instances and beat her in a lodge room within the metropolis of Mendoza.
The pair, who selected “to not testify” at a listening to within the metropolis, say that they had consensual intercourse with the lady and deny rape. They’ll stay in custody whereas authorities examine additional.
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The lady alleged the assault came about on the Diplomatic Resort, the place France’s gamers and workers have been staying as a part of a tour of South America.
Her lawyer says she left a nightclub with one of many males and accompanied him to the lodge room, the place she alleges that she was raped “a minimum of six instances” by one of many males and as soon as by the opposite.
Ms Romano advised AFP that her shopper suffered “fierce” violence, with accidents to her face, again, breasts, legs and ribs in addition to numerous chunk and scratch marks.
The lady was held in opposition to her will for a number of hours and tried to flee a number of instances, Ms Romano mentioned.
Her shopper went to hospital on Thursday after feeling ailing emotionally and bodily due to the incident and is receiving remedy at a well being facility, she added.
On Friday a lawyer for the gamers mentioned his shoppers have been assured of their model of occasions.
“They’re properly and positive of their model, they’re calm as a result of they know they’re harmless, however in fact they’re apprehensive about this complete scenario that they’ve needed to dwell by,” German Hnatow advised reporters.
On Wednesday one other lawyer mentioned the “sexual relations” had been consensual.
“There are witnesses who noticed her go away [the hotel]. There are cameras that noticed her go away. Apparently no accidents are seen within the footage,” Mariano Cuneo Libarona advised journalists.
French Rugby Federation (FFR) president Florian Gill, who’s in Argentina, additionally advised AFP that the gamers had “fairly a unique model of occasions”.
“We aren’t judges. We aren’t investigators. However we predict that the Argentine justice system ought to take a look at the case in a short time,” he mentioned.
Mr Auradou and Mr Jegou have been changed by lock Mickael Guillard and flanker Judicael Cancoriet for Saturday’s second match in opposition to Argentina in Buenos Aires.
