Valencia striker Rafa Mir was arrested by the Spanish Guardia Civil police for an alleged sexual assault, the membership mentioned Tuesday.
A Guardia Civil spokesperson confirmed {that a} LaLiga participant had been detained in Valencia for alleged sexual assault in opposition to one girl however didn’t disclose the identify.
Valencia mentioned in an announcement it was conscious of the arrest and it’ll cooperate with the justice system. Mir’s representatives couldn’t instantly be reached for remark.
The information was first reported by the Cadena Ser radio community. It mentioned one other individual allegedly concerned within the assault has additionally been detained.
Sources near the investigation instructed the Spanish information company EFE {that a} 25-year-old girl filed a criticism in opposition to Mir on Monday following an incident on the footballer’s home.
The girl alleges that she and her 21-year-old buddy have been sexually assaulted by Mir and one other man on the residence.
EFE reported that the ladies went to hospital after the alleged assault and that the police have arrested solely Mir to this point, with a search ongoing for the second man.
Mir, 27, joined Valencia on mortgage from Sevilla this summer season and has featured in all 4 of their matches in LaLiga to this point this season.
The previous Spain under-21 worldwide had begun his senior profession at Valencia, and performed for Wolves, Las Palmas, Nottingham Forest, Huesca and Sevilla earlier than returning.
Info from Reuters contributed to this story.
