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Rugby: Two French XV players arrested for sexual assault in Argentina
Two players from the French Rugby team are the subject of a complaint for sexual assault. They are Oscar Jégou and Hugo Auradou. They were arrested by the Argentinian police.
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Two players from the French Rugby team are the subject of a complaint for sexual assault. They are Oscar Jégou and Hugo Auradou. They were arrested by the Argentinian police.
Images were released by the FFrench rugby union, just before the arrest of the two players by the Argentine police. Oscar Jégou and Hugo Auradou are suspected of sexual assault after a woman’s complaint. LThe events allegedly took place on the night of Saturday to Sunday, July 7, in the city of Mendoza after their match.
The president of the Federation arrived urgently in Buenos Aires and improvised a press conference. According to the Argentine press, the two rugby players met the victim on Saturday evening in a nightclub. The sexual assault allegedly took place in the hotel where the Blues were staying at the time. The Argentine prosecutor has requested the immediate arrest of the two players.
According to the plaintiff’s lawyer, the attack was extremely violent. She claims that a lot of DNA evidence was taken. Hugo Auradou plays for the Pau club. Oscar Jégou plays for the La Rochelle club. He was suspended last fall by theHASFrench anti-doping agency after positive testf to cocaine. The two arrested French rugby players must be transferred from Buenos Aires to Mendosa, where the events allegedly took place.
