Published
On November 7,2024
By HAMZAT BALIKIS
Chilean football player Arturo Vidal and members of his first-division team Colo Colo are under investigation for sexual assault, according to the prosecutor’s office in Santiago, which announced this on Monday.
The inquiry was initiated following a complaint against the players; however, no arrests have been made at this time, the office stated.
It did not say which of Vidal’s teammates were also targeted in the probe.
Chilean media reported that the supposed assault occurred in the early hours of Monday at a nightclub in Santiago, where a group of Colo Colo players were celebrating a birthday.
Police chief Gerardo Aravena stated that 37-year-old Arturo Vidal, a former midfielder for Barcelona, Bayern Munich, Juventus, and Inter Milan, was taken to a police station for an identity verification.
Vidal has scored 34 goals in 142 appearances for the Chilean national team. The investigation follows closely after former Chilean international Jorge Valdivia, aged 41, was detained on allegations of rape.
Valdivia denied the accusations, stating he had “a consensual relationship with an adult woman.” He was a key player in the “Golden Generation” that secured Chile’s triumph in the 2015 Copa America. Additionally, he represented the national team in the 2010 and 2014 World Cups.
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