The two women who accused Peñarol players Walter Gargano and Lucas Viatri of sexual abuse and threats declared on Thursday, June 23, before the Specialized Family Judge in the case, Lilián Elhorriburu, but did not attend the psychological expertise requested by the Specialized Family Court and set for last week, confirmed to The Observer Viatri’s lawyer, Ignacio Duran.
In addition, the judge ordered the alleged victims, who They worked as girls at the Peñarol players’ party on March 8 in which they denounce that the event occurred, that confirmed the presence of Agustín Canobbioa former Peñarol player who currently plays for Athletico Paranaense in Brazil, at the scene, according to a judicial resolution to which he agreed The Observer.
Canobbio explained through a statement that was not present at the party, because he was already in Brazil. The complaint mentions the footballer.
The judge also ordered the women to submit to the examination, in the absence of designating a new date. Both Viatri and Gargano attended a psychological test requested by the Family Judge.
According to Durán, the new lawyer for the Argentinian Viatri, the girls’ statement was “contradictory” and “incongruous with each other”with “people who said they were and weren’t”.
The footballers await a new summons before the Justice, after declaring before the Prosecutor’s Office on June 16. Elhorriburu prohibited the footballers from approaching less than 500 meters from the girls until December 30, 2022.
The two women told the owners of the place that many more than the expected 30 people had attended and that “Consumption far exceeded what was initially agreed and paid for.”
In a first point, the complaint, shared by Watchword (channel 4) indicates that Gargano “went to request more alcoholic drinks and decided that it was a good time to hug and grope to one of the girls without any type of consent and therefore against their will”.
After a warning message from the girls to the owners for the number of people present and after a fight between women that ended up on the outskirts of the premises, a neighbor made a police report, and the girls began to film the situation. “There, Mr. Lucas Viatri decided to threaten one of the girls and told her: ‘First I’ll destroy your cell phone and then your face,'” indicates the writing.
As a result of all this, the owners analyzed the images of the security cameras and They were able to verify several material damages in the place: they broke a chair and a table. The campus made a collection and paid for the damages caused.
