Valencia striker Rafa Mir arrested in Spain for sexual assault

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Spanish police announced on Tuesday that they had arrested Valencia striker Rafa Mir on suspicion of sexual assault.

“He is under arrest for alleged sexual assault,” a spokeswoman for Spain's Guardia Civil told AFP, without giving further details.

News radio station Cadena Ser and other media reported that police arrested the 27-year-old Spaniard on Monday evening after two women reported the footballer and another man for sexual assault.

According to reports, the incidents occurred in the striker's house.

“The club is aware of this arrest and, in the absence of further details, can only state at this stage that it will cooperate with anything that the justice system may require,” the Spanish first division club said in a statement.

Mir joined Valencia in July on loan from Spanish club Sevilla, who signed him for six seasons in 2021.

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