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Police wants Neymar testimony linked to accusation
    2019-06-05  08:53    Shenzhen Daily

RIO DE JANEIRO’S cybercrime police division wants Neymar to testify about a video he published with messages and images allegedly exchanged with the woman who accuses him of raping her in a Paris hotel.

The police interview has yet to be scheduled.

Investigator Paulo Sartori of Rio’s cybercrime police division confirmed to U.S. media that two of his agents visited Brazil’s training ground Monday, where the team is preparing for the Copa America.

The rape investigation is being conducted separately by the Sao Paulo state police.

After the first reports of the rape allegation Saturday, Neymar published a seven-minute Instagram video in which he denied any wrongdoing and showed messages and images he says were exchanged with his accuser. Images of the unidentified woman, some of them blurred because of sexual content, also appeared.

The two policemen did not talk to journalists. Vinicius Rodrigues, a spokesman for the Brazilian Football Confederation said, “the CBF suggested that it [Neymar’s testimony to Rio police] be postponed.”

Brazil plays friendlies against Qatar today and against Honduras on Sunday. It opens the Copa America on June 14 against Bolivia in Sao Paulo.

The woman told Sao Paulo police Friday that Neymar raped her May 15 at 8:20 p.m. at the Sofitel Paris Arc De Triomphe hotel.

Earlier Monday, a spokeswoman for Instagram said the social media channel removed the video posted by Neymar for violating its rules.

Neymar’s father and agent said his son should not regret posting the video, even if it means being prosecuted for revealing images of a private conversation.

“I prefer an internet crime than a rape crime,” Neymar da Silva Santos told TV Band. “He preserved his image, his name. He needed to defend himself quickly. It is best to be true and show what happened. We knew of the blackmailing, but not of the guts to go to police in a situation like this.”

Santos insisted Neymar was set up by the unidentified woman. (SD-Agencies)

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