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Sunderland footballer Cabral 'raped woman twice' at flat after-party | Sunderland footballer Cabral 'raped woman twice' at flat after-party |
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A former Premier League footballer has been accused of raping a woman twice in his flat after the pair spent the evening partying together at a nightclub. | |
Cabral, whose real name is Adilson Tavares Varela, was playing for Sunderland when the alleged incident took place in Newcastle. | Cabral, whose real name is Adilson Tavares Varela, was playing for Sunderland when the alleged incident took place in Newcastle. |
Hull Crown Court heard the 21-year-old woman, who cannot be named, met Cabral, 27, at Tup Tup Palace night club. | |
In an interview screened at the hearing, she said she danced with Varela at the club before taking a taxi back to the footballer's flat for an after party. | In an interview screened at the hearing, she said she danced with Varela at the club before taking a taxi back to the footballer's flat for an after party. |
The woman said she went into Varela's bedroom to ask him for socks because she cold when the alleged rape took place. | |
According to the Telegraph, she told the court: "He pushed me further into the bed and sat on me. He started touching my body and breasts. | |
"He went to the left hand-drawer and got a condom out and opened it with his teeth. I said stop. | |
"I was trying to speak but it was just a whisper. My voice was going. I was starting to cry. | |
The woman claimed she was raped twice before Varela left the room and returned with her friends. | The woman claimed she was raped twice before Varela left the room and returned with her friends. |
She claims to have not known he was a professional footballer at the time of the alleged incident. | She claims to have not known he was a professional footballer at the time of the alleged incident. |
The midfielder, who currently plays for FC Zurich, denies two charges of rape. | The midfielder, who currently plays for FC Zurich, denies two charges of rape. |
He has claimed he invited her into his bedroom where they kissed on the bed before she asked him for sex. | He has claimed he invited her into his bedroom where they kissed on the bed before she asked him for sex. |
The trial continues. | The trial continues. |