Sale Sharks have suspended a participant after an England worldwide was arrested on suspicion of the rape of a young person.
The person, who can’t be named for authorized causes, was held on Sunday, whereas a 41-year-old lady was arrested on suspicion of administering a substance with intent to trigger a sexual offence.
Each have been launched on bail whereas detectives proceed investigating.
In a brief assertion, the Premiership facet mentioned: ‘Sale Sharks have been made conscious of an allegation towards one in all its gamers and the next arrest of that participant by Larger Manchester Police on Sunday ninth January 2022.
‘The participant in query has been suspended by Sale Sharks till additional discover and is presently cooperating with law enforcement officials to help of their investigation.
‘As this matter is topic to a authorized course of there will likely be no additional remark at the moment.’ {The teenager} is presently being supported by specialist officers.
Sale Sharks have introduced the suspension of a participant after an England worldwide was arrested for the rape of a young person
The Premiership facet mentioned that the participant in query has been suspended till additional discover
In the meantime, Danny Cipriani’s spouse has described the couple’s anger after being wrongly linked with the arrest.
Victoria, 41, a psychological well being campaigner who wed the Bathtub fly half, 34, final 12 months, advised of her ‘nice alarm and misery’ at being approached in regards to the incident on Wednesday morning.
Posting on social media, she instructed journalists had made a ‘wild guess’ as a result of she was the identical age as the girl who was arrested alongside the unidentified rugby participant.
A spokesperson for police mentioned: ‘Officers had been known as shortly earlier than 11am on Sunday 9 January 2022, to a report of a sexual assault on a feminine. A lady in her late teenagers was reported to have been sexually assaulted. She is presently being supported by specialist officers. A person was arrested on suspicion of rape and a lady was arrested on suspicion of administering a substance with intent to trigger a sexual offence.
‘Each have since been launched on bail as enquiries proceed and a variety of traces of enquiry are being adopted up by detectives.’
The most recent growth comes after Danny Cipriani’s spouse, Victoria (L), advised of her ‘nice alarm and misery’ at being approached in regards to the incident
She instructed journalists had wrongly drawn a hyperlink as a result of she was the identical age as the girl who was arrested alongside the unidentified rugby participant