UD Las Palmas keeps Joel Domínguez, the 18-year-old youth player convicted last week of a crime of sexual violence for mistreating his girlfriend, a minor, in its lower divisions, but he will be forced to train alone for 40 days.
The 16-year-old teenager who was attacked by Domínguez did not want to denounce the player or take legal action against him, but the events (pushing, kicking and grabbing) were witnessed by many witnesses, including an off-duty police officer, where they also arrived at the Court of Violence against Women.
When appearing before the judge, Domínguez pleaded guilty to a crime of domestic abuse and expressed his agreement with the proposed sentence, which is now final: 40 days of work for the benefit of the community and one year away from to the victim.
UD Las Palmas has received a lot of criticism for its response to these events, some of them from representatives of public institutions who consider it inadequate or lukewarm, since the club simply “rejected” the – Joel Domínguez’s behavior and advised him by making his statement public. identity.
“With sexist violence, it is not possible to look the other way. Zero tolerance. No one can escape their responsibilities. Public or private institutions must be strong to fight this scourge. And more than in sports because of the enormous impact of this to society,” he wrote on Twitter For example, Antonio Morales, president of the Cabildo de Gran Canaria, the institution that owns the stadium where UD Las Palmas plays.
The president of the club, Miguel Ángel Ramírez, referred to this matter this Monday on the official station of the entity, UD Radio, to announce a disciplinary measure that keeps Joel Domínguez in the chain of its subsidiaries.
“Joel Domínguez is subject to an internal regime of the club and a file has been opened about him. What we will do during those 40 days, during which the player must do community work, is that he will train one and continue to receive advice and help to try to prevent that behavior from happening again,” he said.
Source: La Verdad
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