The Chilean Arturo Vidal and other players Colo-Colo They were reported this Monday, under the accusation of drugging a woman and allegedly committing a crime of a sexual nature, during a party at a nightclub, Carabineros de Chile reported.
There are still no arrests and the names of all those involved are unknown, but the Carabineros colonel, Gerardo Aravenaconfirmed that Vidal37 years old, was the only one taken to the police station and later released.
“He was transferred to the police station within the context of the first proceedings and investigations under the figure of an investigative identity control and then he was able to continue with his activities,” he said. Aravena to local media.
The events occurred in the early hours of this Monday in a bar in the Vitacura commune, in the northeast of Santiago, where the soccer players were celebrating the victory against Sports Iquique -which leaves them one step away from being champions of the Chilean League- and the birthdays of Lucas Cepeda22 years old, and Vicente Pizarro21.
“Yes, it is a group of athletes, I cannot give you more background because there are procedures that are being carried out at this minute and it could hinder the development of the investigation. We have not had any arrests during the day. The complaint is for a crime of sexual connotation,” he added. Aravena.
The complaint was made in the nightclub where Carabineros carried out the registration of all those indicated, who will be summoned to testify, but in the case of Arturo Vidal “According to the background, it was determined to carry out an identity check at the police station,” he added.
The Police colonel notified that the woman, who is of legal age, was not the one who made the accusation, but that “there is a person who reports on behalf of the victim”, who according to local press versions would be the sister.
The Prosecutor’s Office hopes that the woman will go to the Legal Medical Service to carry out the relevant examinations. “This is just in the investigation stage, specialized personnel must establish several procedures,” he said. Aravena.
The prosecutor in charge of the case is Francisco Lanaswho is also in charge of the investigation of the former footballer Jorge Valdiviadetained for two weeks after being reported for rape.
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For its part, Colo-Colo has not yet commented on this situation, in a key week for the team, which next Sunday will define the title on the last date of the Chilean championship, which it disputes with its great rival (Universidad de Chile), whom it leads by two points on the table.
