France pair charged with raping woman in Argentina

Two French world rugby players person been charged pinch nan aggravated rape of a female pursuing a lucifer successful Argentina, prosecutors successful nan South American state say.

Hugo Auradou, 20, and Oscar Jegou, 21, are accused of raping a 39-year-old female aft France hit Argentina connected Saturday.

She alleges that they raped her aggregate times and hit her successful a edifice room successful nan metropolis of Mendoza.

The pair, who chose "not to testify" astatine a proceeding successful nan city, opportunity they had consensual activity pinch nan female and contradict rape. They will stay successful custody while authorities analyse further.

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The female alleged nan onslaught took spot astatine nan Diplomatic Hotel, wherever France's players and unit were staying arsenic portion of a circuit of South America.

Her lawyer says she near a nightclub pinch 1 of nan men and accompanied him to nan edifice room, wherever she alleges that she was aped "at slightest six times" by 1 of nan men and erstwhile by nan other.

Ms Romano told AFP that her customer suffered "fierce" violence, pinch injuries to her face, back, breasts, legs and ribs arsenic good arsenic various wound and scratch marks.

The female was held against her will for respective hours and tried to flight respective times, Ms Romano said.

Her customer went to infirmary connected Thursday aft emotion sick emotionally and physically because of nan incident and is receiving curen astatine a wellness facility, she added.

On Friday a lawyer for nan players said his clients were assured successful their type of events.

"They are good and judge of their version, they are calm because they cognize they are innocent, but of people they are worried astir this full business that they person had to unrecorded through," German Hnatow told reporters.

On Wednesday different lawyer said nan "sexual relations" had been consensual.

"There are witnesses who saw her time off [the hotel]. There are cameras that saw her leave. Apparently nary injuries are seen successful nan footage," Mariano Cuneo Libarona told journalists.

French Rugby Federation (FFR) president Florian Gill, who is successful Argentina, besides told AFP that nan players had "quite a different type of events".

"We are not judges. We are not investigators. But we deliberation that nan Argentine justness strategy should look astatine nan lawsuit very quickly," he said.

Mr Auradou and Mr Jegou person been replaced by fastener Mickael Guillard and flanker Judicael Cancoriet for Saturday's 2nd lucifer against Argentina successful Buenos Aires.