QPR Striker Loic Remy has been arrested on suspicion of rape in London.
This is some more of that kind of off-the-pitch news that football fans, and really human beings in general hate to see, yet here it is. QPR striker Loic Remy has been arrested in London and is being held on charges of rape according to reports from various sources including Sky Sports News.
If these allegations are true, they'll turn out to be particularly heinous. The alleged victim, 34, claims she visited Remy at his apartment in Fulham on May 6. Remy, his cousin, and a friend were said to be present. The woman claims that she was given a drink and then passed out, only to awaken hours later and find that she had been raped by all three men.
Pretty horrendous allegations.
A spokesman for the London Metropolitan Police confirmed that three men aged 26, 23, and 22 were arrested in connection with the allegations at a Fulham residence and are still being detained at a West London Police Station. Sapphire, the MPS unit in charge of sexual assualt cases is investigating the case.
For their part, QPR released a statement saying they were aware of the allegations concerning Remy, but would not comment at this time due to the active police investigation. Remy is a French international who joined QPR in the last transfer window. Despite his personal success, Rangers were not able to hold off relegation from the Premier League. Several clubs were reportedly interested in obtaining his services.
What does one say about this kind of thing? For one, you don't want to throw Remy to the wolves without a fair trial. He's not automatically guilty because he's a pro footballer. On the other hand, the allegations need to be taken seriously and investigated fully. He shouldn't be able to dodge it just because he's a pro footballer either. In the end, you just hope the truth comes out, and if he is guilty, he should face the maximum sentence and his career should be over. We'll have to wait and see, but for sure it's one headache QPR didn't need.
Also check out the EPL Talk article about the incident here.
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