Former Espanyol participant Alvaro Aguado is ready to go on trial to face expenses of alleged sexual assault. The 29-year-old midfielder has been below investigation since April of this yr, after the alleged sufferer reported Aguado.
Aguado has denied all expenses, and has known as for the presumption of innocence with the intention to proceed his profession. Whereas Espanyol didn’t take any disciplinary motion towards Aguado, they did launch him after his contract expired. He has not been capable of finding a brand new membership since.
Decide admits case towards Aguado
The presiding Justice of the Peace for the case has admitted the case, as per Diario AS, suggesting that there’s proof suggesting that Aguado may very well be responsible. The incident occurred within the Barcelona nightclub Opium in June of 2024, however was not reported till a number of months later. The incident befell throughout Espanyol’s celebration of their promotion to La Liga, and the alleged sufferer is an worker of the membership.
Whereas the police have been unable to seek out traces of proof from the evening in query, they choose has based mostly their determination on messages after the alleged incident, which corroborate the sufferer’s mind-set afterwards, and their testimony.
Aguado set €5k bail – denies expenses
Aguado has denied all expenses, and whereas he admits that there have been sexual relations, claims they had been consensual. Each the prosecution and the defence have submitted their paperwork, and Aguado is predicted to offer a press release on the third of November. His bail has been set at €5k.
Second sexual assault case involving Espanyol worker
That is the second sexual assault case that has impacted an Espanyol worker within the final two years. Former Celta Vigo captain Hugo Mallo was convicted of sexual assault, after an incident with the Espanyol mascot again in 2019. There was no jail time served, with Mallo as an alternative paying a fantastic.