An Argentine court has dropped aggravated sexual assault charges against two professional French rugby players accused of raping a woman after a match in the country earlier this year.
FILE - French rugby players Oscar Jegou, right, and Hugo Auradou, center, stand inside an elevator at the airport in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Sept. 3, 2024, after prosecutors decided to let the player leave the country despite remaining under investigation for alleged rape. (A...
After the detailed review of the gathered facts, it was confirmed that once the HIA protocol had been initiated and the player had entered the medical room, the FFR carried out the process appropriately in spite of there was some miscommunication from the French team.Continue readingFRANCE REPRIMA...
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Hugo Auradou and Oscar Jegou, both aged 21, were held for weeks in Argentina after the alleged July assault. And last month, a Fijian player at the French southwestern club Dax was sentenced to a one-year suspended prison term for sexual assault and violence during a drink-fuelled evening...
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