Four Vélez Sarsfield Footballers Accused of Sexual Abuse Deprived of Liberty
Four Argentine Vélez Sarsfield footballers, including former Liga MX player Sebastián Sosa, who were accused of sexual abuse allegedly committed on March 3 in San Miguel de Tucumán (northwest Argentina) were “deprived of liberty” this Monday for 48 hours, reported sources in the case.
The lawyers of the victim, a 24-year-old woman who accused the soccer players days later, detailed that they abused her in a hotel where she had gone for a date with the Uruguayan goalkeeper Sebastián Sosa. The players will be “deprived of freedom” until another hearing is held that will determine whether they go to preventive detention.
The accused players, who have been preventively removed from the ‘Fortín’ professional squad, are the Uruguayan nationalized Mexican goalkeeper Sebastián Sosa, Paraguayan midfielder José Ignacio Florentín, and Argentines Braian Cufré (defence) and Abiel Osorio, a promising 21-year-old forward.
Furthermore, Club Atlético Vélez Sarsfield has announced that it has suspended the employment contracts of the four footballers accused of the alleged sexual assault. In a statement released through its social networks, the Argentine team stated, “By virtue of the publicly known facts involving the footballers of the Institution’s professional team Sebastián Sosa, José Florentin, Braian Cufré, and Abiel Osorio, the Club communicates that on the date of this date the suspension of the employment contract was resolved. of the four players.”
“At the same time, the start of an internal summary was ordered so that, as soon as possible, the definitive measures to be taken with respect to the four players can be determined,” the statement added.