Charlton Athletic footballers accused of sex attack in Ibiza
TWO Charlton Athletic footballers have appeared in a Spanish court accused of carrying out a sex attack on a British tourist and recording it on a mobile phone.
Reeco Hackett-fairchild and Karlan Ahearne-grant, both 20, were arrested on Tuesday after a 19-year-old woman alleged she was sexually assaulted following a night out in Ibiza.
The men were photographed yesterday wearing handcuffs as they were escorted to the court on the island.
A third man, understood not to be a footballer, was also held over the alleged incident but did not appear in court. He is said to be 26 and British.
Spanish media reported the woman was attacked in a hotel room in Cala de Bou after meeting a group of footballers on a night out in San Antonio.
On Wednesday, a Spanish National Police spokesman said: “National Police officers arrested two English men on Tuesday in San José in Ibiza as the suspected authors of a sex attack. The parents of the 19-year-old victim, who is also British, reported the incident to police.
“It would appear the victim and a female friend of hers, who were on holiday in Ibiza with the victim’s parents, went to San Antonio on Monday afternoon and met several footballers in a bar. Both women agreed to go back with some of the men to the hotel they were staying at, in the municipality of San José. Once they were in a room, one of the youngsters was allegedly sexually attacked by one of the players, while a second took hold of her and a third recorded her on a mobile phone.”
Charlton Athletic declined to comment following the court appearance.
A club spokesman said: “The club have been made aware and are looking into this matter. Due to the ongoing investigation we will not be commenting any further at this stage.”
The Foreign Office said it was in contact with the woman’s family.