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Hugo Auradou and Oscar Jégou case: two rugby players accused of rape allowed to return to France
Hugo Auradou and Oscar Jégou case: two rugby players accused of rape allowed to return to France
(franceinfo)
Held in Argentina since July following particularly serious accusations of rape brought against them by a complainant, rugby players Oscar Jégou and Hugo Auradou were authorized by the Argentine justice system to return to France on Tuesday, September 3.
The Argentine justice system has finally followed the recommendations of the Mendoza prosecutor’s office. On Tuesday, September 3, it authorized Oscar Jégou and Hugo Auradou to return to France. They had been charged with aggravated gang rape since the beginning of July. The two 21-year-old men are accused of raping an Argentine woman in their hotel room in Mendoza, while the French rugby team was on tour. They claim that the sexual relations with the complainant were consensual.
The alleged victim, for her part, speaks of terrible violence. She allegedly tried to end her life on August 27. She has not appeared at any hearing since.I went to the bathroom and asked him, ‘Please let me go home.’ With his head, he said, ‘No, no, no.’ So he grabbed my neck, put me on the bed, undressed me like an animal.“, she testifies. The rugby players’ lawyer welcomes the judge’s decision. The case is nevertheless still under investigation, and their release is subject to conditions.
