An Argentine court on Tuesday, September 3, allowed two French rugby players who have been held for almost two months on rape charges to leave the country. Hugo Auradou and Oscar Jegou, both aged 21, are still under investigation for the alleged rape of a 39-year-old Argentine woman with violence in a group early in the morning of July 7.
The incident took place in a hotel room in Mendoza, following a test match between the French national rugby team and Argentina. The two French rugby internationals were apprehended on July 8 and then placed under house arrest on July 17.
During a hearing in Mendoza, the plaintiff's attorneys did not oppose a prosecution recommendation to authorize the pair to depart Argentina, meaning they can "leave the country from this moment," the court said in a press release.