Arturo Vidal and other Colo Colo players investigated in Chile for alleged sexual assault

FILE - Chilean soccer player Arturo Vidal speaks at a press conference to present him as a player with Colo Colo at Monumental stadium in Santiago, Chile, Jan 23, 2024.

FILE - Chilean soccer player Arturo Vidal speaks at a press conference to present him as a player with Colo Colo at Monumental stadium in Santiago, Chile, Jan 23, 2024. (AP Photo/Esteban Felix, File)


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SANTIAGO, Chile — Chilean authorities say they are investigating an alleged sexual assault case involving players at soccer club Colo Colo, including former international Arturo Vidal. A prosecutor's office in Santiago said the alleged the incident took place at a bar in the upscale Vitacura neighborhood in the Chilean capital. It also added that a woman alleged that her sister was drugged and sexually attacked by Colo Colo players. A local police officer told journalists that Vidal, 37, was taken to a Vitacura police station, where he went through "an investigative identity check." That is a standard procedure for suspects of crimes. Vidal, who was released after the check, did not comment on the incident.

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