French rugby players accused of sexual assault in Argentina are released from house arrest

FILE - Police escort French rugby players Oscar Jegou, second from right, and Hugo Auradou, right, from jail after they were given house arrest in Mendoza, Argentina, July 17, 2024. The players were arrested following charges of sexual assault after France played Argentina in Mendoza on July 6.

FILE - Police escort French rugby players Oscar Jegou, second from right, and Hugo Auradou, right, from jail after they were given house arrest in Mendoza, Argentina, July 17, 2024. The players were arrested following charges of sexual assault after France played Argentina in Mendoza on July 6. (AP Photo/Mariana Villa, File)


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BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — A pair of professional French rugby players have been released from house arrest in Argentina but must remain in the country while they await trial on charges of aggravated sexual assault after an Argentine court order. The court decision in Argentina's western city of Mendoza, where the alleged assault occurred, marked a temporary victory for Hugo Auradou, and Oscar Jegou, who were arrested in early July after a woman filed a complaint accusing them of repeatedly raping her. The 21-year-old athletes deny the allegations. The chilling account provided last month by the 39-year-old Argentine woman has rattled the French rugby world and prompted a media firestorm in Argentina.

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