The Civil Guard arrests footballer Rafa Mir for an alleged crime of sexual assault on two women | Sports

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According to Cadena SER, Civil Guard officers arrested Rafa Mir on Monday night for an alleged sexual assault.

Sources from the investigation confirm that this alleged sexual assault was committed on Sunday against two women aged around 25 at a private party at the footballer’s home and that another man, who is also under arrest, was involved. The victims filed a complaint and needed hospital treatment.

In fact, Cadena SER has also been able to find out that local police officers from the municipality where Mir lives in the province of Valencia arrived at the Valencia CF player’s home that Sunday after being warned about a possible altercation, took statements from all those present and left, putting an end to the party.

On Monday, the footballer was transferred to the Valencia Civil Guard headquarters on Calamocha Street, where he is awaiting transfer to make a statement before the judge.

The Valencia CF striker has not attended training with his team at the Ciudad Deportiva de Paterna.

Valencia CF statement

Valencia CF has issued a statement in relation to the news of Rafa Mir’s arrest, stating that it is aware of the player’s situation but that “for the moment it can only state that it will cooperate” with justice, “pending details.”

Recent signing of Valencia CF

Valencia CF have reached an agreement with Sevilla FC for the signing of forward Rafa Mir to the club after several previous negotiations failed.

The attacker, trained at the VCF Academy from cadet level until the 2016-17 season, arrived this July 2024 on loan until the end of the season and Valencia CF has a purchase option valued at five million euros.

Rafa Mir was under the orders of Rubén Baraja in the VCF Juvenil A in the 2014-15 season, in which he scored 21 goals, and during his time as a Valencia player he played a total of 8 official matches with the first team.

After his time at Wolverhampton FC, UD Las Palmas, Nottingham Forest FC, SD Huesca and Sevilla FC, the striker has returned to Mestalla to reinforce the attacking front.

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