Rafa Mir publicly expressed his first words after being denounced for an alleged crime of sexual assault against two women aged 21 and 25. The Valencia forward released an official statement on Monday morning in which he reaffirms his innocence and wishes to express “his most sincere and profound apologies to my club, Valencia CF, to the coaching staff, to my teammates and especially to the Valencian fans.”
The former footballer Seville He was arrested on Monday last week at his home in Valence next to Pablo Jaráhis friend who was also arrested after being accused of hitting one of the two girls. Rafa MirIn the text published on his social networks, he begins by reiterating his innocence after a week in which he was at the center of the news for an alleged crime of sexual assault.
“After a period of reflection, I want my innocence to be clear, reiterating the content of the statement issued by my lawyer Jaime Campaner. As soon as he was able to get to work on an equal footing with the accusations, the case took an important turn that shows how unfounded the complaint is,” begins the footballer’s official statement. Valence“I have complete confidence in the Justice Administration of this country, with which I have collaborated from the first minute to clarify the facts,” he added.
On the other hand, Rafa Mir devotes a large part of his statement to apologizing to his new club, Valencia, and to all his teammates for what happened last week: “For all this, I would like to express my most sincere and profound apologies to my club, Valencia CF, to the technical staff, to my teammates and especially to the Valencian supporters, for not having respected, even on a day off, the rigor of the schedules expected of a professional and even more so after a start to the season far from our expectations. “From now on, as a professional footballer, all my energies are focused on helping my Club and my teammates.”
Rafa Mir to train again
“I don’t want to forget to thank my family for the love and support they have shown me at all times.“Your love and truth will make me overcome this traumatic situation that I am going through. That said, following the advice of my lawyer, we will work in court and not in the media or social networks,” concludes the letter from the Spanish footballer.
As stated The Chiringuito on this Sunday evening, Rafa Mir will return to the orders of Ruben Baraja since Monday after a week in which his figure was at the center of controversy.
