On Saturday, October 4, Mexican soccer was shaken by unexpected news as Omar Bravo, a historic Chivas and Mexican national team player, was arrested for sexual abuse of a minor in Guadalajara. Now, more details about the case have emerged.
As we have informed you in Marca, Omar Bravo was arrested by the Jalisco Prosecutor’s Office after he was accused of sexual abuse of a minor. The news quickly went viral because he was a renowned soccer player who excelled in Liga MX and even played in Europe
“For his alleged responsibility in the crime of aggravated child sexual abuse, investigative police officers attached to the Deputy Prosecutor’s Office in Specialized Investigation in Attention to Women, Girls, Boys and Adolescents, Gender and Family, managed to capture a man,” the Prosecutor’s Office announced.
The former Chivas player was transferred to the Puente Grande Prison in Jalisco, the same one where drug lords in Mexico such as Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman and Rafael Caro Quintero were held. It is a high-security detention center, where Omar Bravo is now after his arrest
Victim recorded Omar Bravo’s abuse
Following the arrest of Omar Bravo, details have emerged about the sexual abuse allegations against the former Chivas player. It is known that the victim, who has a cohabitation relationship with the former player, began to suffer the assaults in 2019, when he was 11 years old.
Everything seems to indicate that these materials, which record touching and sexual insinuations by Bravo towards the victim, are in the possession of the Jalisco Prosecutor’s Office and are part of the investigation against the former soccer player who was arrested after an operation in Zapopan
Unofficial reports indicate that the minor had already accused Omar Bravo to her mother, but she did not believe her, so she decided to record the aggressions of the former Chivas striker to prove that she was telling the truth about the allegations of sexual abuse. The formal complaint against Omar Bravo was filed on September 30 of this year and just a few days later he was arrested by the authorities
How long will Omar Bravo be in jail?
If found guilty of sexual abuse, Omar Bravo could face up to 20 years in prison, as this is the penalty for this crime in Jalisco.
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