MONITORING DESK
\nSAO PAULO\/RIO DE JANEIRO
\nA woman has accused Brazil soccer player Neymar of raping her in Paris, according to a Sao Paulo police report seen by Reuters, alleging that the world-renowned sports star drunkenly assaulted her at an up-market hotel in the French capital.
\nThe accusation was the latest blow for the Brazilian, who last month was stripped of the captaincy of the national team and has seen his international reputation suffer amid incidents of indiscipline.
\nNeymar\u2019s representatives did not immediately respond to a request for comment. The Globo website, which first reported the news, said a representative for Neymar declined to comment, awaiting details of the allegations.
\nNeymar\u2019s father, Neymar Sr., said in a local TV interview: \u201cIf public opinion is not cleared up, and if we can\u2019t show the truth rapidly, this will snowball. If we have to show Neymar\u2019s WhatsApps and the conversations with this girl, we will, because it is clear that it was a trap.\u201d
\nHe added that they were living \u201cdifficult moments.\u201d
\nAccording to the police report, the unnamed woman told investigators in Sao Paulo that she met Neymar on Instagram and he suggested they meet in Paris, where he plays for Paris St. Germain. Neymar\u2019s assistant sent her plane tickets and on May 15 she checked in to the Hotel Sofitel Paris Arc Du Triomphe, according to her account.
\nThe Sofitel hotel did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
\nThe woman told police that Neymar arrived at the hotel that night \u201capparently drunk,\u201d and that they talked and \u201ccaressed.\u201d
\nHowever, at some point, Neymar became aggressive and raped the victim, the police report says.
\nThe woman told police she returned home to Brazil two days later without telling French police about the alleged rape because she was \u201cemotionally shaken and afraid to register the facts in another country,\u201d according to the report.
\nNeymar is currently in Brazil, training with the national soccer team ahead of this month\u2019s Copa America. Late last month, the country\u2019s football federation replaced him as captain for the tournament with his Paris St. Germain team mate Dani Alves.
\nEarlier in May, Neymar was banned for three matches by the French football authorities for hitting a fan after PSG\u2019s French Cup final loss to Rennes, and was also reportedly involved in a dressing room fracas with his PSG team mates.
\nParis St. Germain did not immediately respond to a request for comment.MONITORING DESK
\nSAO PAULO\/RIO DE JANEIRO
\nA woman has accused Brazil soccer player Neymar of raping her in Paris, according to a Sao Paulo police report seen by Reuters, alleging that the world-renowned sports star drunkenly assaulted her at an up-market hotel in the French capital.
\nThe accusation was the latest blow for the Brazilian, who last month was stripped of the captaincy of the national team and has seen his international reputation suffer amid incidents of indiscipline.
\nNeymar\u2019s representatives did not immediately respond to a request for comment. The Globo website, which first reported the news, said a representative for Neymar declined to comment, awaiting details of the allegations.
\nNeymar\u2019s father, Neymar Sr., said in a local TV interview: \u201cIf public opinion is not cleared up, and if we can\u2019t show the truth rapidly, this will snowball. If we have to show Neymar\u2019s WhatsApps and the conversations with this girl, we will, because it is clear that it was a trap.\u201d
\nHe added that they were living \u201cdifficult moments.\u201d
\nAccording to the police report, the unnamed woman told investigators in Sao Paulo that she met Neymar on Instagram and he suggested they meet in Paris, where he plays for Paris St. Germain. Neymar\u2019s assistant sent her plane tickets and on May 15 she checked in to the Hotel Sofitel Paris Arc Du Triomphe, according to her account.
\nThe Sofitel hotel did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
\nThe woman told police that Neymar arrived at the hotel that night \u201capparently drunk,\u201d and that they talked and \u201ccaressed.\u201d
\nHowever, at some point, Neymar became aggressive and raped the victim, the police report says.
\nThe woman told police she returned home to Brazil two days later without telling French police about the alleged rape because she was \u201cemotionally shaken and afraid to register the facts in another country,\u201d according to the report.
\nNeymar is currently in Brazil, training with the national soccer team ahead of this month\u2019s Copa America. Late last month, the country\u2019s football federation replaced him as captain for the tournament with his Paris St. Germain team mate Dani Alves.
\nEarlier in May, Neymar was banned for three matches by the French football authorities for hitting a fan after PSG\u2019s French Cup final loss to Rennes, and was also reportedly involved in a dressing room fracas with his PSG team mates.
\nParis St. Germain did not immediately respond to a request for comment.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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