A pair of Premier League footballers have been arrested after a rape was reported to police.
The two anonymous footballers belong to the same club and were arrested over the weekend. Sun reported.
Police reportedly spoke to one player, aged 19, on suspicion of assault and complicity in a rape at the club’s stadium before he was formally arrested after leaving the venue.
He was detained overnight and then questioned by police under caution.
The other player, who is also 19 years old, was arrested the next day and later questioned by officers on suspicion of rape.
Both players have reportedly been released on bail pending further investigations, according to the newspaper.
A pair of Premier League footballers were arrested after a rape was reported to the police (File image)
The alleged rape reportedly took place on Friday night and the alleged victim contacted police and filed a formal complaint hours later.
A police spokesperson told The Sun: ‘Officers arrested two men following a report of rape.
‘A 19-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of assault and complicity in rape. A second 19-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of rape.
“Both men have since been released on bail.”
A source also told The Sun that police arrived at the stadium and spied on one of the players in “a private room inside the ground.”
They added that he left the club with “another individual” and was formally arrested that same night.
A club spokesperson told The Sun: “As the matter is now in the hands of the police, the football club will not be making any further comment at this time.”
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