The captain of Cape Verde has been accused of r@pe by a team translator after he allegedly entered her hotel room and choked her, according to reports.
Ryan Mendes, 36, who has played in all three of the African island country’s World Cup games so far, was accused of s£xually ass@ulting a Brazilian woman hired to be the team’s translator during a trip to New Zealand to play a game in March, reported Brazil’s Globo news outlet.
The unidentified woman said she approached at least three officials from the Cape Verdean soccer authorities, who did not respond, according to Brazilian media.
The case is now being investigated by New Zealand police, who collected security camera footage from an Auckland hotel and are awaiting the results of a forensic investigation before they decide whether to charge Mendes.
