Getafe’s new star, Greenwood, escapes sexual assault lawsuit

The player, around whom Manchester United one day wants to build his project, promises along with other young names. same disowned and definitively separated after rape and assault case. A process where charges are dropped. He was not acquitted. He was neither found guilty nor innocent. The process ran into the stalemate that the player was in until last Friday.

Process stopped due to lack of participation

A right winger with excellent athleticism, Greenwood has not played a football game since January 22, 2022. At the end of that month, Harriet RobsonHis partner at the time accused him of rape and physical violence for acts committed between 2018 and 2021.

Robson posted a video and audio on his Instagram account, in which he was allegedly attacked by the new Getafe player, covered in blood and with different bruises. “For anyone who wants to know what Mason Greenwood really did to me”, stated the comment accompanying the post.

Arrested in January 2022, released in February, and RE-arrested for failing to comply with judicial control, he was released again in October last year. Almost a year has passed since the complaint. Greenwood saw the “rape, assault and coercive behavior” charges against him dropped.

The Crown Prosecution Service (equivalent to the Prosecutor’s Office) suspended the case against the player because “there is no longer any realistic prospect of punishment”. after key witnesses failed to cooperate in the investigation. Greenwood denied all alleged wrongdoing. Knowing these facts, Manchester United launched an internal investigation.

United collaborated in Greenwood’s departure

On 21 August, English club announced that it would remove Greenwood by “mutual agreement”. He did so in a statement that they understood that “it was difficult for him to continue his career at United”. Therefore, “what is most suitable for him He will continue his career away from Old Trafford and we will continue to work with Mason to achieve this.“.

“Based on the evidence at our disposal, we concluded that the material posted on the Internet did not give a complete picture of the situation and we concluded that: Mason had not committed the crimes he was initially accused of.“, defended the ‘red devils’. However, they added: “He made mistakes for which he took responsibility, as Mason publicly admitted.”

After the exclusion of United’s dynamics became official, Greenwood explained in an official statement: “I want to start by saying I understand that. people will judge me based on what they see and hear on social media -videos and audios of alleged aggression-; I know people will think the worst.” The young footballer’s message concluded: “I did not do what I was accused of and was acquitted of all charges in February.”

The Prime Minister and the sanitary cord of Saudi Arabia

The same term, “laundering,” was also used by United to bid farewell to a player who made his professional debut in 2019. Although, according to the British press’s treatment of the incident, the legal reality was as follows: “Charges dropped”. The relationship of the football player, who has already played with Manchester United 129 times and scored 35 goals, has reached this point. All, Despite Greenwood renewing his contract from 2021 to 2025.

There were several people willing to take over Greenwood’s services during this suspension period, but no team wanted to take the reputational risk implied by a contract like Greenwood’s. No matter how events unfold, because the image of the player was damaged by the demonstrations and voices opposing his return to the pitch..

One of the first to block his way was Gareth Southgate, who expressed a desire not to have him in the England team again. Similarly, the hygienic cord has been extended throughout the Premier League. WITHSaudi anger envisioned as one possible targetSanti Mina, a country where Santi Mina played on loan last season, was sentenced to four years in prison by the Andalusian TSJ in July of this year for sexual misconduct (Celta fired her in August without the need for a Supreme Court order).

However, in the new international consolidation phase of the Saudi league entering a galactic market, Greenwood was out of place. Even more so, as the country has applied to host Women’s Asian Cup. The English winger finally took refuge in Getafe, where he will play for one season on loan. In the announcement of the signing, the club limited itself to compiling sports statistics. In July, former Manchester City player Benjamin Mendy transferred to French club Lorient after being found not guilty of multiple rape attempts.