The Metropolitan Police have handed over to prosecutors a file with evidence on a Premier League footballer accused of rape. “A full file has been passed to the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) and detectives continue to work with prosecutors,” says Daily Mail.
Officials will now examine the file before deciding whether to press charges, in a development that will cause serious concerns at their club. The player, whose name cannot be revealed for legal reasons, is in his 30s and continues to play for his team despite initially being arrested in July 2022.
He was subsequently arrested on suspicion of two further rapes, allegedly committed against another woman in April and June 2021. No further action was taken regarding those allegations because an element of legislation that would have been necessary to initiate criminal proceedings had not yet been made. came into force.
In February 2023, the footballer, a prominent international player according to reports from England, also gave a statement under warning in relation to an alleged sexual crime related to a potential third victim.
