Overview
- The two players took part remotely in a Mendoza Provincial Supreme Court hearing on Wednesday that considered the plaintiff’s second appeal to reopen a December 2024 non-lieu.
- The three judges made no immediate decision at the end of the hearing and the Mendoza prosecutor’s office set a target for a ruling during the third week of August.
- Auradou and Jegou have repeatedly said the encounter was consensual, deny violence, and were named as starters for France’s upcoming match after following the hearing from the team’s tour base.
- The plaintiff and her lawyer argue the original probe contained ‘errors and omissions’ and said they will pursue higher appeals if the recourse is rejected, while the plaintiff publicly accused the players’ lawyer of corruption after the hearing.
- The case ties a cross-border legal process to national-team selection, raising questions about investigative thoroughness, reputational harm to those involved, and possible further appeals to Buenos Aires or international bodies if the court refuses to reopen the instruction.