World Cup champion testifies after sexual abuse allegation

In March of this year, a complaint was filed of alleged sexual abuse committed by Gonzalo Montieltaker of the decisive penalty for the title of the Argentina at world Cup from Qatar. This Friday, the 16th, while on vacation in his homeland, the right-back appeared to make a voluntary statement about the case on January 1, 2019.

With the words of the accused, the alleged victim must testify in the same court on the 22nd. In his testimony, Montiel, who was represented by the lawyers Nicolas Payarola It is Matías Aquinostated that he had known the woman who denounced him for a few months and they only had a single meeting, in his old apartment in Buenos Aires.

At this meeting, the Argentine reported that the two had consensual sex. Then he said he left at dawn and returned between 7 and 8 am, after dropping off a friend at his home. After all these events, the right-back received other visits outside his residence.

In this way, the player who lived the season of his dreams, being decisive in winning the World Cup, for Argentina, and the Europa Leaguedefending the sevilla. However, since the case was reopened, Montiel has come under the spotlight for that reason, something that didn’t worry the Spanish club at first.

As the complaint deals with an event in early 2019, Montiel was still in Argentina, acting for the river plate. Also, taking into account the data reported by the victim, the alleged crime would have happened a few weeks after winning the liberatorswhen the club alvirrubro defeated the rival Boca Juniors in the grand final.