Razeen Gutta
A Bundesliga football player was arrested in Spain on Saturday for the alleged rape of a teenager.
The player in question has been named as 25-year-old VfB Stuttgart midfielder Atakan Karazor.
The 18-year-old Spanish girl told police in Ibiza that she was sexually assaulted by the footballer, and another man, at a San Jose villa in the early hours of Wednesday morning.
She had to be taken to hospital after the incident occurred. Both men were questioned on Friday and appeared in court in Ibiza before being arrested on Saturday morning, according to the Daily Star.
While they are yet to have been charged for any crimes, the Spanish law makes them “investigados”, meaning they are being formally investigated as part of a criminal probe into a suspected sexual attack.
Karazor has since denied any wrongdoing, with the Bundesliga club releasing a statement on the matter.
The VfB Stuttgart statement said Karazor was arrested while on holiday in Ibiza.
“He denies any criminal act. VfB is in constant contact with its lawyers,” it said.
“Since this is an ongoing process, we ask for your understanding that VfB cannot comment further for the time being.”
This news comes on the same weekend as Cristiano Ronaldo’s sexual assault lawsuit was dismissed, after he was accused of rape by former model Kathryn Mayorga in 2009.
However, US District Judge Jennifer Dorsey ruled on Friday that the case was now dismissed and could not proceed.
This is reportedly due to the fact that evidence used by Mayorga’s legal team was obtained through stolen documents. Neither legal team has commented on the ruling.
