The Mendoza Prosecutor’s Office, where the investigation against Hugo Auradou and Oscar Jegou, the two French rugby players accused of aggravated rape in Argentina, is continuing, ruled on Friday, October 4, in favor of the dismissal of the case that will be studied during a hearing behind closed doors. closed sessions set for October 18 by the judge in charge of the case.
“The defense requested the dismissal of the case before the prosecution, and the prosecution supports the dismissal of the case and requests a hearing with the judge”Martín Ahumada, spokesperson for the Mendoza Public Ministry, told Agence France-Presse (AFP).
Hugo Auradou and Oscar Jegou, both 21 years old, are accused of aggravated rape committed in a meeting for alleged events that occurred on the night of July 6 to 7 in a hotel room in Mendoza, where the XV of France came to play a proof. match against Argentina.
Hugo Auradou will play again in the Top 14
The two players have maintained from the beginning that sexual relations with the complainant, whom they met at a nightclub, were consensual. And they deny any violence, while the plaintiff’s lawyer mentioned “terrible violence”who saw his client “savagely beaten”.
First detained, then placed under house arrest, they were released in mid-August and then allowed to leave Argentina until the end of the investigation. They returned to France on September 4 and have since resumed training at their clubs. Hugo Auradou must return to the competition on Saturday in the Top 14, where he should start with his club Pau traveling to Perpignan.
