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The investigation was triggered after a complaint was made against the players but so far no one has been arrested, the office said.
Arturo Vidal back in his Barcelona days (AFP)
Chilean football star Arturo Vidal has been cleared of suspicion of sexual assault, prosecutors said Friday, adding that the complaint made by a woman over a party at a Santiago night club had been dismissed.
The woman accused Vidal, 37, and other players from his first-division Colo Colo side of sexual assault at a club, where the footballers were celebrating a birthday on November 4.
The investigation was triggered after a complaint was made against the players but so far no one has been arrested, the office said.
It did not say which of Vidal’s teammates were also targeted in the probe.
Chilean media said the alleged assault took place in the early hours at a Santiago night club, where a group of Colo Colo players were celebrating a birthday.
But now, due to a lack of evidence, prosecutors have cleared Vidal.
“We were able to reconstitute the events of that day and, ultimately, there is no evidence to support charges,” prosecutor Felipe Cembrano said in a video sent to the media.
Other unnamed members of Vidal’s team remain under investigation, however.
Former Barcelona, Bayern Munich, Juventus and Inter Milan midfielder Vidal returned last year to Colo Colo, where he started his career at 17.
He was part of the so-called “Golden Generation” that led Chile to victory in the 2015 Copa America.
(This story has not been edited by News18 staff and is published from a syndicated news agency feed – AFP)
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