The video of Sebastián Sosa’s statement has been released: what he said to the young woman who had reported the Vélez players for abuse

The case against the four Vélez footballers accused of sexually abusing a 24-year-old girl in Tucumán continues to add chapters. This Thursday TN published the video of the deposition of Sebastián Sosa, one of the defendants. In the images you can see the Uruguayan in the dock, where he asked to speak and He spoke directly to both the judge and the complainant.

“Madam Judge, I repeat what I said when I started the story many hours ago. I am innocent, I consider myself innocent. I don’t think I committed any crime for inviting someone to have a drink, to share a moment, to listen to music…”, the goalkeeper began in his statement.

Continuing his story, the man born in Montevideo decided to turn to the journalist who brought him to justice: “I want to talk to you, you listen to me too… Until the moment I saw you, I saw you well. Until to when as soon as I saw you visually I saw you well. Then I fell asleep, as she says, as she reiterates, as I confirm, as the boys confirm. So it’s not that I’m saying the opposite, but until I saw you visually I saw you Well. Then I fell asleep, I couldn’t witness anything… “I was sleeping, so I don’t recognize what happened.”

During his defense, Sosa tried to prove himself innocent. “We are all going through a bad time. I can understand that you are going through a bad time, we are all going through a bad time, sleeping for days in a police station, being accused, giving a horrible image. I’m 37 years old, I have a 20-year career behind me and I’ve never had anything that I can say I have a record for. of something or tendency of something. I simply extended an invitation to her and she knows it. Yes, I was respectful, I was honest, I was transparent, I never lied to him at any time,” she added.

On Wednesday 27th the release from prison for the goalkeeper was confirmed and, despite having returned to Buenos Aires, he continues to be under investigation. His companions, Braian Cufré, Abiel Osorio and José Florentín, remain in prison in Tucumán. “I was sympathetic when he told me what was happening to her. I continued to talk to her, trying to find some sort of solution. without making an offer of money, without any kind of ulterior motive. And you know, the messages are eloquent. The messages clearly say: ‘Can I help you with something? How can I help you?’” Sosa insisted.

And there’s more: “I offered myself honestly at all times and you know it. So the only thing I want to underline is that what I saw, I saw well. Even what I saw… In another moment I’m sleeping. The only thing I did was make an invitation. This is a lot for me. I live a lot to invite someone“.

Sosa also tried to speak to those present at his statement: “I don’t know if you have children here, everyone certainly invites you, everyone invites you to have coffee, everyone invites you to go out.” go dancing?” What happens after making an invitation… I feel like I’m burdened with a lot of extra stuff. It’s not my responsibility and the only thing I did was invite her and she knows it.

Finally, the goalkeeper – whose contract was suspended like that of his teammates – once again underlined his position. “And I repeat: I was respectful, I was honest, I told him things as they were, that my colleagues were there. I didn’t hide anything from him, at no time did I tell him that I was coming for an interview. I didn’t hide anything from him at no time.. It was simply an invitation to have a drink, listen to music and that’s it., and that’s what I did: listen to music, drink something and nothing else until I fell asleep. Simply that, and I hope you will take this into consideration and that this can be resolved somehow,” she concluded.

The accusations, name by name

Braian Cufré and José Florentín: sexual abuse with carnal access aggravated by the participation of two or more people as co-perpetrators. They have the highest expectation of punishment, as they could receive eight to twenty years in prison.

Sebastiano Sosa: sexual abuse with carnal access aggravated by the participation of two or more people as secondary participants.

Abiel Osorio: simple sexual abuse.