Chilean football star Arturo Vidal and players from his first-division club Colo Colo are under investigation for alleged sexual assault, Santiago’s prosecutor’s office announced on Monday.
The investigation began following a complaint made against the players, though no arrests have been made yet, according to the prosecutor’s office. The names of Vidal’s teammates involved in the probe were not disclosed.
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According to Chilean media, the alleged incident took place early Monday at a nightclub in Santiago, where some Colo Colo players were celebrating a birthday.
Police chief Gerardo Aravena reported that 37-year-old Vidal, who has previously played for Barcelona, Bayern Munich, Juventus, and Inter Milan, was brought to a police station for an identity verification.
Vidal, who has scored 34 goals in 142 appearances for Chile’s national team, faces this investigation shortly after another high-profile case involving former Chilean international Jorge Valdivia. Valdivia, 41, was recently placed in preventive custody following an accusation of rape, which he has denied, claiming it was a consensual relationship with an adult woman.
Valdivia was a key member of Chile’s “Golden Generation,” which won the 2015 Copa America, and also represented Chile in the 2010 and 2014 World Cups.
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