A player from the Hernani rugby club, who plays in the Honor Division , has been arrested on charges of two alleged crimes of sexual abuse of two women early last Sunday at a bar in this town, the Basque Security Department confirmed.
According to this source, the mishap took place inside this establishment, located in the center of the town, when the man, 22 years old and a native of Tonga, allegedly subjected to sexual touching a girl who was also In the establishment.
Also, the athlete would have physically assaulted a friend of the victim, who would also have performed sexual touching.
After the incident, the man left the bar and went to another Hernani establishment where he was located and identified by agents of the Municipal Police.
The next day the player was required by Ertzaintza to go to the police station, where he was arrested and, after giving a statement, was released pending appearance before the corresponding judicial authority.
After knowing what happened, the Hernani Club Rugby Elkartea held an extraordinary meeting of its board of directors, of an urgent nature, in which, as reported by the entity on Wednesday, it decided to set aside "for the next sporting events " to the athlete , which he identifies as Loketi Manu .
"In this way, the player will not be able to go to Landare (name of the playing field) or use the club's facilities," the statement concludes.
Sources from the Hernani Club Rugby Elkartea have revealed that the player has also been required so that, within a week, he leaves the apartment rented by the entity where he resides with other players and tries to "clarify" his situation.
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