Argentine court upholds dismissal of rape charges against French rugby players

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Argentine judges reject appeal against acquittal of rape case France rugby pair

Appeal court judges in Argentina on Wednesday confirmed the acquittal of the France international rugby players Hugo Auradou and Oscar Jégou in the aggravated rape case lodged against them last July.

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Argentine appeals court throws out rape case against French rugby players

Argentine appeals judges on Tuesday dismissed rape charges against French rugby players Oscar Jegou and Hugo Auradou, even as their accuser vowed to seek recourse to a higher court.

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“By virtue of all the above, and having analysed the evidence gathered in the case in a comprehensive manner, it is clear that the version of the facts sustained by the complainant does not find support in the objective elements incorporated in the case file. On the contrary, the accusatory hypothesis has been strongly distorted by the film evidence, the testimonies gathered, the medical and psychological expertise, as well as the complainant’s …

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Argentine court upholds dismissal of rape charges against French rugby players

An Argentine appeal court has confirmed the dismissal of rape charges against French international rugby players Hugo Auradou and Oscar Jegou. Their accuser is taking the charges to a higher court.

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Re-examined on appeal for several days, the decision to dismiss the two rugbymen of the XV of France was finally upheld by the Argentine courts on Tuesday, 18 February.

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Hugo Auradou and Oscar Jegou, tried on appeal for "rape with violence in a meeting" by the Argentine courts, saw their dismissal confirmed this Tuesday.