The Sun’s Jonathan Rose reported on Sunday night that a former Premier League international footballer born outside England was being investigated for allegedly raping a woman at the Corinthia Hotel in Whitehall Place, Westminster, London. No details of his name were given for legal reasons, but he was arrested and, after initial evidence, a photograph and DNA tests were taken, he was released. On Monday morning, the same media indicated that his case has been closed.
In a matter of hours, a former Premier League international player in his 20s and 30s has been arrested, released and cleared of investigation for allegedly raping and assaulting a woman at the Corinthia Hotel in Whitehall Place, Westminster, London, on Wednesday, October 9 this month. The information was revealed by the newspaper ‘The Sun’ on Sunday night and updated on Monday morning.
Jonathan Rose, a reporter for the tabloid, indicated that the footballer, still active and born outside England, had been arrested by the Metropolitan Police in the same complex where the girl, in tears, asked the building workers at the reception to call the agents for the alleged events that had occurred in her room. They had met shortly before, on Saturday, in a downtown bar.
The defendant had undergone routine DNA collection, front and side photographs for the prison record and collection of his testimony – he denied the allegations. His lawyer went to Charing Cross police station, where the actions just described were carried out. He was then allowed to leave on bail. Videos from security cameras that may have captured what happened, plus a scientific review of the scene, began the initial round of inquiries.
‘The Sun’, a few hours later, updated the status of the case and reported that the investigation had been closed with no further action expected from the authorities. A spokesman quoted by the newspaper explained, “The case has been closed with no further action to be taken.” The man involved, whose name has not been released for legal reasons, has played for at least one Premier League club and also for his national team.