Oscar Jégou
| Date of birth | 31 May 2003 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | La Rochelle, France | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 84 kg (13 st 3 lb; 185 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Oscar Jégou (born 31 May 2003) is a France rugby union player who plays as a flanker for La Rochelle in the Top 14 competition and the France national team.[1]
Sex assault charges and arrest
[edit]On 8 July 2024, Jégou was arrested in Buenos Aires, Argentina on sex abuse charges.[2][3][4] Jégou and fellow France national rugby teammate Hugo Auradou reportedly committed an act of sexual assault against a woman while staying at the Diplomatic Hotel in Mendoza, Argentina on 6 July 2024 while the Les Bleus tour was underway in the area.[2][4][3] The accuser reported that she was not only sexually abused by both Auradou and Jégou during a party which took place at the hotel, but was also "strangled and beaten."[5]
Honours
[edit]- International
References
[edit]- ^ "Oscar JÉGOU – Player statistics". It's Rugby. Retrieved 16 July 2024.
- ^ a b "Two French XV players accused of sexual assault and arrested in Argentina". Le Monde. 9 July 2024. Retrieved 9 July 2024.
- ^ a b "France's Hugo Auradou and Oscar Jégou arrested on sexual assault charges". The Guardian. 9 July 2024. Retrieved 9 July 2024.
- ^ a b "Two France rugby players held in Argentina over alleged sex assault". France 24. 9 July 2024. Retrieved 9 July 2024.
- ^ Morgan, Charlie; Richardson, Charles (9 July 2024). "Two France rugby players arrested over sexual abuse allegation after woman 'strangled and beaten'". The Telegraph. Retrieved 9 July 2024.
External links
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