by AK Horsfall » June 6th, 2019, 6:58 am
A woman who has accused Brazilian football star Neymar of raping her in Paris last month spoke publicly for the first time in a television interview that aired Wednesday in Brazil.
Najila Trindade Mendes de Souza told Brazilian TV SBT that she had agreed to have s3x with Neymar, but when she told him they couldn't because he didn't have a condom, he "turned aggressive."
"When I asked him if he brought a condom, he said no. So I told him that nothing would happen," Mendes de Souza said. "He didn't listen, he turned and he committed the act ... I said, 'Stop, stop. No! Stop.' But he didn't say much, he only acted.
"I just want justice; he left me very traumatized. I want him to pay for what he did."
Neymar, who has said he had two encounters with the accuser in France, has denied any wrongdoing.
He also is being investigated by Rio de Janeiro's cybercrime division for posting on social media images of the woman without her authorization. Neymar said he posted the images and text exchanges to try to show their relationship was consensual.
"We exchange Instagram messages and he asked me when I could go to Paris, and I said, 'Right now, but can't afford the trip.' He said that he can handle it, and he paid for my flight ticket and hotel room," Mendes de Souza explained during the interview.
A spokeswoman for Neymar, Day Crespo, has said that "because of the secrecy [of the investigation] we cannot comment."
But on Wednesday, the player's lawyers disputed a statement from the woman's initial legal team, saying Neymar's representatives had asked for a meeting to discuss a settlement with the accuser. The player's attorneys issued a statement saying it was the woman's lawyers who sought the May 29 meeting, at which no agreement was reached.
The first complaint presented by the woman's legal team cited "aggression" or "physical violence" by Neymar. Mendes de Souza filed the more serious rape complaint against Neymar on Friday with police in Sao Paulo, and she has changed lawyers.
When the television interviewer asked if what happened on May 15 was rape or an "aggression," she responded that it was "aggression together with rape."
During the interview, Mendes de Souza described herself as an "ordinary person who works, studies; I'm a model and a student of interior design who likes sports, training and dancing," as well as being "a daughter and mother."
The TV station broadcast her comments as Neymar played for Brazil's national team in a friendly match with Qatar in Brasilia while it prepares for the Copa America tournament.
Neymar left the match with a foot injury.
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A woman who has accused Brazilian football star Neymar of raping her in Paris last month spoke publicly for the first time in a television interview that aired Wednesday in Brazil.
Najila Trindade Mendes de Souza told Brazilian TV SBT that she had agreed to have s3x with Neymar, but when she told him they couldn't because he didn't have a condom, he "turned aggressive."
"When I asked him if he brought a condom, he said no. So I told him that nothing would happen," Mendes de Souza said. "He didn't listen, he turned and he committed the act ... I said, 'Stop, stop. No! Stop.' But he didn't say much, he only acted.
"I just want justice; he left me very traumatized. I want him to pay for what he did."
Neymar, who has said he had two encounters with the accuser in France, has denied any wrongdoing.
He also is being investigated by Rio de Janeiro's cybercrime division for posting on social media images of the woman without her authorization. Neymar said he posted the images and text exchanges to try to show their relationship was consensual.
"We exchange Instagram messages and he asked me when I could go to Paris, and I said, 'Right now, but can't afford the trip.' He said that he can handle it, and he paid for my flight ticket and hotel room," Mendes de Souza explained during the interview.
A spokeswoman for Neymar, Day Crespo, has said that "because of the secrecy [of the investigation] we cannot comment."
But on Wednesday, the player's lawyers disputed a statement from the woman's initial legal team, saying Neymar's representatives had asked for a meeting to discuss a settlement with the accuser. The player's attorneys issued a statement saying it was the woman's lawyers who sought the May 29 meeting, at which no agreement was reached.
The first complaint presented by the woman's legal team cited "aggression" or "physical violence" by Neymar. Mendes de Souza filed the more serious rape complaint against Neymar on Friday with police in Sao Paulo, and she has changed lawyers.
When the television interviewer asked if what happened on May 15 was rape or an "aggression," she responded that it was "aggression together with rape."
During the interview, Mendes de Souza described herself as an "ordinary person who works, studies; I'm a model and a student of interior design who likes sports, training and dancing," as well as being "a daughter and mother."
The TV station broadcast her comments as Neymar played for Brazil's national team in a friendly match with Qatar in Brasilia while it prepares for the Copa America tournament.
Neymar left the match with a foot injury.
http://www.espnfc.com