The events allegedly took place over the weekend. The suspect, aged around twenty, was indicted this Thursday, January 16, 2025, then placed under judicial supervision while investigations continued.
What really happened? The investigation, entrusted to the national police services, is only just beginning. But according to the first elements, the affair would have taken place in a night bar in the center of Perpignan.
During a weekend evening, a young woman, just of age, was allegedly attacked by one of the establishment's customers. The suspect, an amateur rugby player playing in a club in the Pyrénées-Orientales, allegedly forced the victim into a particularly violent sexual relationship in the establishment's toilets.
The young girl was reportedly recovered in a state of shock and filed a complaint, triggering investigations. The suspect was then “placed in police custody this Tuesday January 14, 2025”, confirms the public prosecutor Jean-David Cavaillé. After 48 hours of hearing, he was brought to the courthouse on Thursday and presented to an investigating magistrate. “He was indicted for rape while under the influence of alcohol,” then released, but after being placed under judicial supervision pending the outcome of the investigation.
-According to our information, he does not appear on his team's match sheet this weekend.
