José Luis García Vayá “Pepelu”, one of the captains of the Valencia Football Club, has denounced the situation of his teammate, Rafa Mir, after he was accused of an alleged crime of sexual assault against two women aged 25 and 21 respectively: “Rafa has given us his explanations, he believes in his innocence, but it is a legal procedure and as the club has said, we are sticking to it.”
Likewise, the midfielder assured that “everyone is older and knows the responsibility of playing in Valencia, “The coach made it clear to him, as did the club.”As a sanction, the club punished him with two games without playing and will impose a financial fine that could be historic, since it would be between 4.01% and 25% of his salary, depending on whether the club considers it to be a serious or very serious misconduct, based on the agreements between La Liga and the Spanish Footballers’ Association.
On the other hand, the attacker’s night, which ended with the alleged attack, occurred after Valencia equalized at Mestalla against Villarreal, in what represents the first point of the season, of the twelve disputed. Something that, for Pepelu, is “a lack of respect for the club and the supporters” “this cannot be consented to.”
Finally, the Valencian captain said: “I hope and wish that I learned and may it never happen again. “He is already aware that he has done things very badly.”
The judge in charge of the case released the player, confiscated his passport and imposed a sentence. 500-meter ban order Victims must also appear in court every week.
