A tribunal successful Argentina has dismissed charges of aggravated rape against France rugby players Hugo Auradou and Oscar Jegou, nan players' lawyers say.
The pair, some 21, were arrested 2 days aft making their bumi debuts successful France's triumph complete Argentina successful Mendoza successful July.
They were accused of raping a 39-year-old female successful a edifice room successful nan metropolis but denied immoderate wrongdoing and said nan activity was consensual.
"The judge has conscionable ordered nan players to beryllium acquitted, arguing that nan enactment was not a crime," lawyer Rafael Cuneo Libarona told Reuters aft nan proceeding successful Mendoza.
"As we expected, nan French players person been acquitted because nan intersexual enactment was consensual, meaning location was nary crime and nary uncertainty that they are innocent," added lawyer German Hnatow.
The French Rugby Federation (FFR) said it welcomed nan determination pinch "relief and satisfaction" and confirmed some players are eligible to play for nan nationalist squad again.
Auradou and Jegou were permitted by nan tribunal to return location successful September, astir 2 months aft being arrested.
They were antecedently held successful custody for conscionable complete a week and past placed nether location apprehension earlier being allowed to recreation to Argentina's superior Buenos Aires while their exertion to alert backmost to France was considered.
Both person played for their nine sides since returning home.
Lock Auradou has played 8 matches for Pau, while flanker Jegou has played 4 matches for La Rochelle and scored a effort successful nan Champions Cup triumph complete Bath connected Friday.
In October, nan FFR banned players from drinking intoxicant during nationalist squad gatherings to thief amended off-field subject pursuing nan Argentina tour.
France full-back Melvyn Jaminet was suspended for 34 weeks and fined 30,000 euros (£25,335) by nan FFR aft he posted a racist video connected societal media during nan aforesaid tour.
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