The arrest of the footballer Rafa Mir The attacker, who spent the night in jail, was absent from training after his alleged sexual assault on two young women at his home in Valencia, has been in the spotlight in recent hours. The news broke at midday on Tuesday, when the striker, who spent the night in jail, was absent from training, and since then New details have not stopped coming to light of a new case of sexual assault that shakes Spanish football.
When did the events happen?
It all goes back to Sunday night, when the footballer (27 years old) and a friend of his made contact with two young men aged 25 and 21 in a nightclub in the city. After the party, where everyone consumed high doses of alcohol, according to the testimonies of the complainants, The night continued at the footballer’s home Located in a luxurious development in the town of Béter.
What happened at Rafa Mir’s house?
As the two girls revealed in their statement, the party continued in the pool at the footballer’s home, where both men allegedly They were sexually assaulted before Mir himself punched one of them.
The Municipal Police arrived there in the early hours of the morning after being alerted of a possible altercation. The officers took statements from everyone and put an end to the party. without registering any complaint for sexual assault by the two young women.
When was the footballer arrested?
Just 12 hours after the girls left the footballer’s home, they both went to the hospital and the Guardia Civil to report the sexual assaults they had suffered. It was then, once Mir learned of the filing of the complaint, when the player went to the Civil Guard to give a statement.
Mir was later arrested, like his friend, and spent the night from Monday to Tuesday in the cell, as he did on the night of Tuesday to Wednesday. day on which he will be brought before a court this morning.
The tests agree with the girls’ version
As reported by several media outlets, investigators have studied the medical tests carried out on the girls and agree with the statement made by both: Rafa Mir allegedly hit one of them when trying to throw them out of his home.
The club’s official position
The news came to light when he was absent from Valencia training on Tuesday, just as Valencia issued a brief statement in which it said it was aware of the footballer’s arrest and made itself available to investigators. “In relation to the press reports that have appeared regarding the arrest of Valencia CF player Rafa Mir, the club is aware of this arrest and, in the absence of details about it, for the moment it can only state that will collaborate in everything that justice may require“, ditch.
