It happens over and over again and it seems that they did not know, that they did not learn the lesson. Again there is talk of Colombian soccer players in legal problems and the story already seems to never end.
After the case of Andrés ‘Manga’ Escobar in Finland, where a woman denounced him for alleged sexual abuse and is begging for legal assistance to return to the country, a new case is now being reported from Argentina.
Johan Carbonero is news in that country and not precisely because of his work in Gimnasia y Esgrima de La Plata. The talented attacker was denounced by a hotel employee, who claimed to be a victim of sexual harassment by the athlete.
“We decided to do it when he locked her in the room. There were many horrible situations, but that was already a limit,” explained Fernando Jerez, the girl’s father, in statements to Radio Provincia, quoted by the newspaper La Nación.
The club itself took action on the matter and decided to remove it while its situation is clarified: “As a result of the publicly known facts involving the player Carbonero Balanta, the La Plata Gymnastics and Fencing Club informs its associates and the public In general, that within the framework of the Institutional Action Protocol for the prevention and intervention in situations of violence and/or discrimination based on gender and/or sexual orientation, the Interdisciplinary Professional Team has already intervened, offering a space for listening and containment to the affected young woman to learn first-hand about her situation,” the team said in a statement.
“Likewise, in accordance with the provisions of the aforementioned Protocol, work will be carried out in an integral manner, summoning the player to an interview, prior to preparing a report with the measures that are considered necessary to implement in this case,” he added.
According to La Nación, the footballer could go to trial, after the request of Virginia Bravo, head of the Functional Unit of Instruction 7 of La Plata before the Court of Guarantees 2 of La Plata, which has the player in the midst of uncertainty. A decision on his future is expected, while the bewilderment is total in his environment.
