Spanish Referee Suspended Over Alleged Sexual Assault on Sex Worker
A Segunda División referee who officiated an FC Andorra match faces RFEF suspension pending probe into posing as police to assault and threaten a.
Key Points
- Referee arrested for posing as National Police officer, forcing unpaid sex, threatening sex worker with deportation.
- Searches found law enforcement uniforms at his home; released on bail but continued officiating.
- Officiated FC Andorra vs Cádiz in November; suspended by RFEF pending investigation.
- Case reported by Spanish media; probe ongoing, no comment from Andorran authorities.
A Spanish Segunda División referee, who officiated an FC Andorra match this season, has been suspended by the Real Federación Española de Fútbol (RFEF) pending investigation into an alleged sexual assault on a sex worker.
The RFEF announced the precautionary suspension on Wednesday, citing its internal regulations for referees to clarify details of the published reports. The referee had been arrested weeks earlier on suspicion of posing as a National Police officer during the incident. He allegedly hired the woman's services, forced her to have sex without payment, and threatened her with an investigation into her irregular status in Spain while displaying a police badge.
Judicial investigators searched his home and found uniforms from multiple Spanish law enforcement agencies. After providing a statement, he was released on bail with charges. Despite this, he had returned to officiating, including a match earlier this month.
The referee handled an FC Andorra fixture in November at the Nou Estadi de la FAF in Encamp against Cádiz. Spanish media first reported the case, but Andorran authorities have not commented, and the judicial probe continues.
Original Sources
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