The oral trial begins against Jorge Martínez, former Boca women’s coach, after the sexual abuse complaint

In the midst of the vortex the scandal of the four players erupts Vélez Sarsfield accused of sexually abusing a sports journalist, a similar case discovered in March last year comes to light. Regard Jorge Martinezformer player and technical director of the First Division women’s team Mouthaccused of sexual abuse by Florence Marcothe former campus press chief.

After being tried by Justice, Martínez has denied all allegations and did not want to testify, but nevertheless testimonies were collected which validated Marco’s complaint. A year later, It has been confirmed that the oral hearing will begin this Friday at 9am in Comodoro Py at the oral criminal and correctional court n. 22. And the conclusion is expected on the same day.

Florencia Marco has been an employee of Boca for 11 years and is currently on leave for psychological treatment. Martínez took over as coach of the women’s team in January 2022. It took Marco a year to find the courage to file a formal complaint with Justice.on March 7, 2023. A month later, Martínez was removed from his post.

“I say he touched my butt. But in reality he had already touched other parts of my body without my consent,” Marco recalled in an interview with Signal. TyC Sports.

After a year of denunciation, Marco relaunches the importance of raising his voice on these issues, especially in the football field. The complainant said: “I hope that abuse, harassment and violence stop being naturalised, that they start to have their rightful place, especially in a space like the one I found myself in, which is that of women’s football. . Be aware of the harm caused by abuse“.

His words serve as a wake-up call for the world of football, where cases of abuse or gender-based violence by players, coaches and relatives are increasingly being recorded. A hearing was held last Wednesday on a complaint against Brian Cufre, Abiel Osorio, Jose Florentin, AND Sebastiano Sosa, footballers from Vélez, for sexually abusing a sports journalist in Tucumán. To theThe first three players were sentenced to house arrest for 90 days, while the Uruguayan goalkeeper was granted parole..

Jorge Martínez will be tried for simple sexual abuse provides for a sentence of 6 months to 4 years in prison (up to 3 years can be released from prison). A single judge will intervene Sergio Paduczakgiven the seriousness of the crime, according to Marco’s lawyer, Andrea Luncaglioli.