2024-09-03 16:59:11
Hugo Auradou and Oscar Jegou were accused of aggravated rape in Argentina. ANDRES LARROVERE / AFP
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Two French rugby players, accused of brutal rape for almost two months in Argentina, were ordered this Tuesday, September 3 to leave the South American country. “from now on”announce the regional justice of Mendoza (west). They can now return to France.
In a hearing in Mendoza, the prosecutors did not object to the prosecutor’s recommendation on Monday to authorize the departure of Hugo Auradou and Oscar Jegou from Argentina, the court said in a statement. “So this decision remains valid, and they will be able to leave the country from now on.”added the press release.
“They can go”confirmed to AFP Martin Ahumada, spokesman for the regional justice, while it was still to explain, during Tuesday’s hearing, whether the extension of the scientific knowledge science science science the knowledge that has already been developed and requested for the extension of the lawyers requested by the plaintiff. Extension or not, “They can leave now”confirmed AFP Martin Ahumada. “They can go away, then look at the required procedures of counseling, and appear if they are called”.
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He recalled that the green lights for Monday for the return to France of the players by the prosecutor are accompanied “rules”important “Show themselves if they are called to the Argentine consulate in France”show yourself in virtual mode “as often as needed”or even come back “Show in Mendoza (1,000 km from Buenos Aires) if you ask this”.
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Auradou and Jegou, a 21-year-old foreigner, are charged with gang rape. The alleged events took place on the night of July 6 to 7 in a hotel room in Mendoza, where the French XV won a test match against Argentina.
The actors said that their sexual relations with the accused, a 39-year-old Argentinian who they met in a nightclub, were consensual. And they denied any violence, while the plaintiff’s lawyer mentioned “great violence”.
Lawyers for both players filed for divorce last week, for which a hearing date has not been set.
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