The football player Valencia CF Rafa Mir “flatly” denied that she committed the sexual assaults he is under investigation in a court in Llíria, Valencia. At the same time, he asked that the presumption of innocence be respected.
This is confirmed through a statement published by his defense in which they point out that none of them, neither a player nor a lawyer, will make statements. In addition, they limit themselves to participating in a criminal process that is at the “interesting level.”
The defense, made by the lawyer Jaime Campaner, is confirmed in this case “the opinion of Rafa Mir’s innocence must be respected, since this is imposed by both the Constitution of the Spain and the European Directive 2016/343” and it indicates that the recently established criminal process will “clarify the facts and show that the accusation is not sustained.”
Likewise, he emphasizes that legal proceedings are reserved, and therefore “since there is interest, bias and part of elements that have been taken out of the summary apparently, it cannot be this defense will not participate in any parallel trial.”
Rafa Mir and his friend leave the Civil Guard Headquarters
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The head of the Court of First Instance and Direction number 8 of Llíria ordered the temporary release with precautionary measures for the football player. Also for the other man who was arrested for allegedly sexually assaulting the two women.
When so-called ex officio prisons appeared, none of the parties requested preventive detention for those arrested. This was reported by the High Court of Justice of the Valencian Community.
The head of the court accepted the precautionary measures requested by the Public Prosecutor’s Office and ordered Rafa Mir to withdraw his passport. In addition to the ban on leaving the country. You must also appear in court every week. It is forbidden to communicate and get closer than about 500 meters to the two protesters.
The football player is checked first, and without prejudice to qualification afterwards. This is for the crime of sexual assault with carnal access to article 179 of the Penal Code. The other detainee is being investigated for the crime of sexual assault without physical access under Article 178 of the Penal Code.
The complaint was filed by a 25-year-old woman who said she had suffered a sexual assault with another young woman, 21, at the private home of Rafa Mir, who was arrested on Monday and spent two nights in chill The other suspect was arrested a day later.
