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Tucumán Appeals Court Reopens Sex-Assault Case Against Ex‑Vélez Players

Judges ordered a full review of messages, phone forensics plus hotel cameras to decide if the case goes to trial.

Overview

  • The Tucumán appeals court, which ruled Friday, voided the December 30, 2025 dismissal and reopened the case against Sebastián Sosa, Abiel Osorio, Braian Cufré and José Florentín.
  • The new review will reexamine phone data, texts sent before the meeting, hotel security footage and earlier witness statements.
  • The complainant’s lawyers argue the earlier ruling undervalued evidence of her vulnerability, and the defenses maintain the encounter was consensual.
  • According to the complaint, the alleged assault happened on March 3, 2024 at the Hilton Tucumán after a Vélez match, after the woman drank a beverage and felt unwell.
  • Vélez Sarsfield invoked its gender protocol in 2024 and ended the players’ contracts after the allegation became public.