Ruben Semedo leaves the Athens Public Prosecutor's Office.
Bad allegation: Olympiakos professional Ruben Semedo was arrested for allegedly raping a 17-year-old. His lawyer denies.
Scandal in Greek football! Ruben Semedo was arrested. The professional footballer from Olympiacos Piraeus is accused of raping a 17-year-old. The handcuffs clicked on Sunday.
The 27-year-old is said to have sexually molested the alleged victim on Saturday at his home in Gylfada, a suburb of Athens. Local media report that. The two had previously met in a bar and accompanied the Portuguese to his property.
Semedo lawyer Stavros Georgopoulos: “My client, Mr. Semedo, denies the allegations firmly. We have solid evidence that shows that the incident did not take place and we will present it.”
The public prosecutor's office will be questioned on Tuesday. In addition, another person is said to be involved in the incident. So far, however, only Semedo has been arrested.
The case is also causing a stir in Portugal. Because: Semedo is a ten-time national player and has been noticed several times through scandals. In Spain, the footballer was sentenced to five years suspended prison sentence for robbery, assault, kidnapping and gun possession. He spent five months in custody in Spain, writes the Daily Mail.
In 2018, he was even investigated for attempted murder. Now he has come into conflict with the law in Greece too.
In England, however, the case of Benjamin Mendy causes horror. Manchester City have suspended the left-back on four counts of rape charges. About a month ago, Everton suspended an unnamed player on suspicion of abuse of minors. The presumption of innocence applies to everyone.
