The controversial Arturo Vidal and a group of colleagues from Colo-Colo They were reported this Monday, under the accusation of having drugged a woman and having committed a crime of a sexual nature, during a party in a nightclub, as reported by the Carabineros of Chile. There are still no arrests and the names of all those involved are unknown, but Carabinieri Colonel Gerardo Aravena confirmed that Arturo Vidal, 37 years oldwas the only one to be taken to the police station and then released.
“He was transferred to the police station as part of the first procedures and investigations in the form of an investigative identity check and he was then able to continue his activities,” Aravena told local media. The facts allegedly occurred Monday at dawn in a bar in the town of Vitacura, northeast of Santiago, where footballers were celebrating. victory against Deportes Iquique –which leaves them one step away from being champions of the Chilean league – and the players’ birthdays Lucas Cepeda, 22, and Vicente Pizarro, 21.
“Yes, it’s a group of athletes, I cannot give you more information because procedures are underway at the moment and this could hinder the development of the investigation. We had no arrests during the day. The complaint concerns a crime with sexual connotations,” added Aravena. The complaint was filed in the nightclub where the carabinieri identified all the accused, who will be summoned to testify, but in the case of Vidal “according to track record “It was decided to carry out an identity check at the police station,” he added.
Arturo Vidal’s troubles
The police colonel informed that the woman, an adult, was not the one who made the accusation, but rather “There is a person who denounces on behalf of the victim”who according to the local press would be the sister. The prosecution hopes that the woman will go to the forensic department to carry out the necessary examinations. “We are only at the investigation stage, specialized personnel must establish various procedures,” Aravena said.
The prosecutor in charge of the case is Francisco Lanas, who is also responsible for the investigation into former footballer Jorge Valdivia, detained for two weeks after being denounced for rape. The Colo-Colo club has not yet commented on this situation, in a key week for the team that will define the title next Sunday on the last day of the Chilean championship, which it competes against its great rival the Universidad de Chile, which she directs. with two points on the table.
A few hours ago, testimony was published which could be decisive in the investigation. And the young girl who took care of her and called the sister of the person allegedly attacked claims that the former Barcelona player never approached the young woman. And that the sister arrived making a fuss without knowing what had happened.
The girl who took care of her spoke and called the sister of the person allegedly attacked, she said that Arturo Vidal NEVER APPROACHED THE GIRL. And the sister came in making a fuss without even knowing anything, angry at everyone, the girl in the video called the family…
If so, KEEP GOING!!! pic.twitter.com/Qm8PaptqHd
– Paty Álvarez (@patyCAlvarez) November 4, 2024
