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Olympiakos defender Ruben Semedo arrested over rape allegation

Olympiakos defender Ruben Semedo arrested over rape allegation

Olympiakos defender Ruben Semedo was arrested on Sunday night following a rape allegation filed by a teenager.

The 17-year-old told the police that she had met the 27-year-old Portuguese player at a bar in Oropos for drinks last Saturday, after which he drove her to his house in the southern suburb of Glyfada where she alleged she was sexually assaulted.

An arrest warrant has also been issued for the 40-year-old man who is also implicated in the same crime.

Semedo will be led before a prosecutor on Tuesday. 

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