They arrested a Platense player accused of assaulting his partner

Argentine soccer player Platense Athletic Club Ignacio Arce He is in prison after being accused of sexual violence by his partner, sources from the goalkeeper’s defense confirmed to Agencia EFE on Wednesday. Arce remains in prison, after being investigated by prosecutor Pablo Menteguiaga, from the Functional Instruction Unit (UFI) who specializes in gender, who charged him with “minor injuries aggravated by the bond and by mediating gender violence.”

The player was arrested at his apartment in Tigre, Buenos Aires province for allegedly assaulting his girlfriend during an argument where she hid Arce’s mobile phone with the intention of checking it.

In this sense, defense sources said that the injuries the young woman suffered on her legs were before she came home, because she was also a soccer player in the city of Paraná, Entre Ríos province. “This was confirmed by the doctor who examined the bruises, they are not related to Ignacio (Arce) but to the complainant’s sports activity,” they said.

In addition, they confirmed that the woman hid the defendant’s mobile phone, which called security personnel and residents of the private neighborhood of Venice in northern Buenos Aires. “When Arce wanted to take her phone, he bit her hand until it bled, when the police arrived the woman reported the injuries and she was arrested,” they summarized.

At the end of the investigative statement, the prosecutor Menteguiaga requested the formal arrest of the goalkeeper, while his defense lawyer requested his release, a situation that the judge of Guarantees No. 5 of San Isidro, Diego Martínez, will be determined in the next few hours.

For its part, the Board of Directors of Platense reported in a statement that it is aware of the complaint filed against the player from his team and they are “gathering the necessary evidence to make decisions that may correspond.” “Platense has adopted a permanent commitment and public knowledge to combat all situations of gender-based violence, and will act accordingly,” they concluded.

has lost ownership

The goalkeeper began his professional career at Unión de Santa Fe, passing through various promotion teams until his return to the first division with San Martín de Tucumán and Instituto, last year he ended his contract with Unión La Calera, from Chile and this year reached ‘El Calamar’, directed by Martín Palermo.

He was part of his team’s starting eleven until losing his title on the fifth day of the Professional Soccer League Tournament, when Platense lost at home 4-2 against Talleres de Córdoba.