Rugby players accused of sexual violence: the terrifying story of the complainant’s lawyer

What happened on the night of Saturday 6 to Sunday 7 July, in the hotel in Mendoza, Argentina? For the first time, the plaintiff’s lawyer, Natacha Romano, has decided to speak out. She describes a scene of rare violence. “They immediately grab her, throw her on the bed, start undressing her and start to beat her savagely with their fists, the bruise from which is still visible on her face.”she says.

“They suffocate her to the point that she feels like she’s slipping away. Once she can’t fight back anymore, she has no chance of escaping.“, the lawyer continues. According to her, the ordeal lasted several hours.”She has bite marks, scratches, blows on her breasts, on her legs, and she has marked ribs on her back.“, explains Me Natacha Romano. If the facts are proven, the two rugby players face up to 20 years in prison.