2024-07-10 07:02:13
A man from the headquarters of the Albanian national team has been accused of rape. An 18-year-old worker at the base where the country’s players are staying during Euro 2024 has filed a complaint that an unnamed member of the delegation sexually assaulted her in the laundry room. This is what “Bild” claims in its issue on Tuesday.
The young woman told police investigators that the Albanian pushed her into the kitchen, kissed her and then abused her.
This happened a day before the Balkan side’s last match against Spain in the group stage, which they lost 0:1. After this match, the selection of Albania left the tournament. The camp of the Balkans was in the town of Kamen in the Ruhr region, near Dortmund.
German media reports that the alleged perpetrator is neither a player nor a high-ranking official, but a staff member.
“An arrest request has not yet been filed. According to German law, a rapist should expect at least two years in prison. An investigation is underway,” explained the Dortmund police.
Following the accusation, the man from the national team headquarters was immediately suspended from the Albanian Football Association.