Police in Toronto have issued arrest warrants for two Brazilian footballers, including 21-year-old Chelsea forward Lucas Piazon, over an alleged sexual assault which took place in the summer.
It's reported that the victim and her friend met the pair at a nightclub in Toronto. The group left the club together and went back to a residence, where the victim went to sleep. It's alleged that the two men then entered her bedroom and committed the assault, before she woke up and the two footballers left.
Arrest warrants have been issued for both men, with authorities now beginning the extradition process to bring the second player, Andrey da Silva Ventura of Brazilian club Botafogo, to Canada for the investigation. Police are also working with international authorities to be notified if the player attempts to travel to another country.
A statement was released on Thursday morning by Toronto police which read:
The Toronto Police Service is alerting the public to a Sexual Assault investigation. It is alleged that:
on Saturday, July 25, 2015, a 21-year-old woman, along with a friend, met two men in a nightclub in Toronto
the two men accompanied the women to one woman’s residence
once inside the residence, the two men sexually assaulted one of the women
The two men have now been identified, and arrest warrants have been issued for Lucas Domingues Piazon, 21, and Andrey Da Silva Ventura, 22. They are both wanted for:
1. Sexual Assault.
Both men are from Brazil. They were in Canada as participants in the 2015 Pan Am games as members of the Brazilian Pan American football (soccer) team.
