Colombia's Atlético Nacional suspend player investigated for sexual abuse | OneFootball

Atlético Nacional, the most successful club in Colombian soccer, announced this Tuesday that it has suspended promising midfielder Nicolás Rodríguez while an investigation into allegations of sexual abuse against him is underway.

The accuser, a 19-year-old woman, claims that on March 15, the player and his cousin assaulted her at a residence in Rionegro, a city near Medellín, after they had left a nightclub.

According to the complaint filed with the Public Prosecutor’s Office and made public this Tuesday by the YouTube program ‘Somos la Titular,’ the woman was allegedly subjected to non-consensual sexual acts and physical violence by the 21-year-old player and his relative.

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The young woman says that after having a few drinks, although not enough to become intoxicated, she began to feel “strange” and saw “everything very blurry.”

According to the document, the player, considered one of the team’s top prospects, and his cousin then allegedly began sexually abusing her.

In a statement, Atlético Nacional said that Rodríguez “will not take part in the professional team’s activities” while the investigations are ongoing.

The club, champion of the Copa Libertadores in 1989 and 2016, also expressed its “categorical” rejection of “any conduct that violates human dignity and integrity.”

The Public Prosecutor’s Office has not made any public statements regarding the investigations against Rodríguez, who joined the ‘verdolaga’ club this year from Orlando City of the North American league (MLS).

*With AFP content

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