Neymar fired? In accordance with the prosecutor's recommendations, Judge Ana Paula Vieira de Moraes, of the Sao Paulo court in charge of violence against women, has decided to dismiss the rape complaint against the Brazilian striker, confirmed Friday 9 August to AFP a spokeswoman for this court.
On Thursday, prosecutor Flavia Merlini explained that she had asked for the file to be filed, arguing that the complainant had not presented conclusive evidence of sexual assault.
"The ranking without continuation is not an absolution"
"It's impossible to know what happened between four walls, it's (Neymar's) word against (his accuser), and we do not have sufficient evidence for a charge," she explained. .
"The no-action list is not an absolution," she added, noting that the investigation could be reopened at any time if new elements were brought.
On July 30, the Sao Paulo police said they did not have "sufficient evidence" to prosecute.
The player's father reacted immediately to his Instagram account: "I want to thank all our friends for their support, the fans for their prayers and our partners for their trust, who have always believed in the innocence of my son. one more step, a giant step and a definitive step, in this hard way, this nightmare that we lived during these two months which seemed an eternity. "
The star striker of Paris Saint-Germain is accused by Najila Trindade Mendes de Sousa, a young Brazilian model, of having raped her on May 15 in a Paris hotel. Neymar claims to be innocent and claims that the relationship he had with the young woman was granted. He says he "fell into a trap" and his father denounces extortion attempts.
The most expensive football player in history, arrived from Barcelona to PSG in the summer of 2017 for the record sum of 222 million euros, lives a complicated year also on the sporting level. He missed the Copa America won in July at home by Brazil because of an injury and does not hide his desires to leave Paris SG.
With AFP