Judge to decide on rape charges against French rugby players on December 10
FirstpostThe Friday announcement by judicial authorities in Argentina’s Mendoza province, where the alleged attack took place, comes after two days of closed-door hearings by Judge Eleonora Arenas on the matter earlier this week An Argentine judge will decide on December 10 whether to dismiss the charges against two French international rugby players accused of raping a woman after a match in the South American country, authorities said. The Friday announcement by judicial authorities in Argentina’s Mendoza province, where the alleged attack took place, comes after two days of closed-door hearings by Judge Eleonora Arenas on the matter earlier this week. “The hearing for the dismissal is on Tuesday December 10 at 9:00 am,” provincial justice spokesman Martin Ahumada told AFP. Auradou and Jegou were arrested two days after winning their first international caps for France against Argentina in Mendoza, about 620 miles west of Argentina’s capital Buenos Aires.