19 June 2023 , 08:54
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A Premier League club boss is being questioned about a historical rape allegation.
The individual is being quizzed under caution about the alleged rape of a teenage girl with the Metropolitan Police first receiving a crime report about the claim 21 months ago.
The accused was not arrested and voluntarily attended a police station with his solicitor last Monday to undergo questioning. Enquiries are continuing before a decision is made on whether to charge the individual or take no further action.
A police statement said: “On Thursday, September 23, 2021, the Met received a crime report regarding an historic rape allegation. On Monday, June 12, a man was interviewed under caution at a police station.’’
The accused was not arrested and voluntarily attended a police stationThe accused is believed to have met the complainant when she applied to work for the club he was working for at the time of the alleged offence. According to The Sun, he denies the claim.
Former Met Det Supt Michael Hames, a specialist sex crimes investigator, said: “With historic complaints in general, you lose potential evidence which could have been obtained earlier. Very often it becomes one person’s word against another’s.”
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A source told The Sun: “He is shocked by the allegation and totally refutes it.” It also added: “The allegation goes back quite a few years when the complainant met the suspect after she applied for a job at a place he was involved with. She was a teenage girl at the time and is now a mature woman.”