Scandal: English league footballers arrested on suspicion of sexual abuse

Last Friday, a case of sexual abuse and assault was reported to the English authorities. In the midst of police action two players from the first division of the English league were taken into custody.

According to the English newspaper 'The Sun'the two footballers, both 19 years old, were arrested at different times and questioned by the police. One of them, leaving his stadium, He was requested by the authorities and interrogated inside the facilities. After this, she was allowed to go to his house where he was formally arrested and spent the night behind bars.

On the other hand, his partner, who would also have been involved in the crime committed, He was arrested the next day and questioned about what he would be doing over the weekend.. Until now, the identity of those involved is not known.

The facts

According to 'The Sun', a police spokesperson stated that “A 19-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of complicity and participation in rape”. Besides, “a second man was arrested on suspicion of participation in a rape case. “The two were released after the request of the authorities.”

Furthermore, the English newspaper mentions that the club to which these two players belong would have already begun to evaluate the “next steps” in a situation that, unfortunately, is not strange for the directors of the Premier League. According to a club spokesperson, “the institution will not comment on the matter at this stage of the investigation”.

The names of the players involved or the club involved in the complaints have not yet been revealed. However, taking into account the dates, accounts like @Mercado_ingles in 'X' have begun to speculate about between qwhich clubs could be the controversy.

Following cases such as that of Mason Greenwood, arrested in 2022 for attempted rape, the Premier League incorporated a response system and taught sexual rights and consent classes to his players.