Rugby players are targeted by “separate investigations”: one concerns “sexual assaults” committed by a player, the second concerns “violence committed under the influence of alcohol” by another player.
At least one complaint
According to information collected by “Sud Ouest”, the events occurred in the evening of Saturday November 2 to Sunday November 3, around 1 a.m., in different bars on the Place de la Fontaine-chaude in Dax. At least one complaint would have been filed.
Reached by telephone on Thursday, November 7 late in the morning, Adrien Asteggiano, general director of US Dax, indicated: “For the moment, we do not know what is happening with the investigation. At the moment T, we are not commenting. » A little later in the day, the chairman of the board Benjamin Gufflet clarified that “the club, which condemns all inappropriate behavior, reacted as soon as it was informed in order to help the rapid manifestation of the truth for the respect of the victims and club partners. » The USD “has initiated a disciplinary procedure whose outcome will depend in particular on the seriousness of the facts established and the capacity of its employees to amend. »
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