“For me it is very difficult to know that in my country they condemn me without knowing what has happened, that destroys me,” Escobar told the Primer Toque program.
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The case of Colombian soccer player Andrés ‘Manga’ Escobar has reverberated in the media since the sentence of more than two years for sexual abuse became known.
‘Manga’, 30 years old with a past at Deportivo Cali, Atlético Nacional, Cúcuta Deportivo, Deportes Tolima and Millonarios, has been playing for Leiknir Reykjavík in Iceland since March 2021.
However, his stay in that country has become a nightmare after a local court sentenced him to 30 months in prison.
But his case would be surrounded by situations with which he does not agree.
He cried and said his tests were skipped
This Monday, March 14, the sports granted an interview to the program Primer Toque de Win Sportsthere he told his version of the events, he cried and even asked for help to get out of the situation in which he finds himself.
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Asked for help
«For me it is very difficult to know that in my country they condemn me without knowing what has happened, that destroys me«, Said ‘Manga’ to the program.
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He assured that «an injustice is being done to me. I am innocent of everything that is accused of me. I want to ask for help, I don’t know if it’s from the government or some expert, because they haven’t treated me fairly»; Furthermore, he assuredthey illegally took my passport”.
He stands in his innocence
On how he met the alleged victim, he said in the program that he found her in the center of the city.
«He told me that I really liked the culture of Colombians, colored boys; we decided to go to my apartment by consent of both, a very dear girl, happened what had to happen between two adultswith the consent of both,” he said.
Adding that the next day “she was normal. I have the conversations on my phoneI was waiting for him to arrive at his house, “he told the interviewers.
“The next day I realized that her jacket was left behind, she told me that her mother and father were going to pick her up; It seemed strange to me, and the ones who arrived were the police. She says she doesn’t remember anything, and a friend told her that if she didn’t remember, that was rape. Police say that she was not fit to give consent and that was rape. In the exams there are no signs of a struggle or anything, she is also not a minor, “she sentenced.
☀☕ »My evidence was omitted for sentencing, the father’s statements were not in the court report and were also omitted. I am not afraid that they will declare me guilty, I am afraid that with so much evidence that I have, that will happen »: Andrés ‘manga’ Escobar.#FirstTouch pic.twitter.com/tnoaAsEMYp
— WinSportsTV (@WinSportsTV) March 14, 2022
