Brazilian model Najila Trindade, who accused PSG star Neymar of rape, now charged with fraud and extortion along with her former partner after courts dismissed her sexual assault lawsuit
Brazilian model who claimed soccer star Neymar of PSG date raped her is charged with fraud and extortion along with her former partner
Najila Trindade filed a rape complaint upon her return from a trip to Paris in May
Judge in Sao Paulo previously dismissed a sexual assault lawsuit filed by Trindade against Brazilian star Neymar
Trindade has been indicted for procedural fraud, slanderous denunciation and extortion
Her former partner Estivens Alves is also accused of disclosing erotic content
Charged for fraud and extortion: Brazilian model Najila Trindade [photo] told Brazilian TV that she was the victim of ‘aggression and rape’ by Neymar, that he beat her during their encounter, and refused to stop even though she demanded he stop
Najila Trindade filed a rape complaint with Sao Paulo police upon her return from a trip to Paris in May in which she said she was assaulted by the Paris St-Germain star following a pre-arranged meeting.
Model Najila Trindade claimed in a lawsuit that she was the victim of ‘aggression and rape’ by Neymar, that he beat her during their encounter, and refused to stop even though she demanded he stop.
However, the room was already rigged with a camera before the athlete stepped into the room, but Neymar vehemently denied allegations he raped Trindade during their tryst in a Parisian hotel in May.
A judge dismissed the case in August, citing insufficient evidence.
After the news, Neymar said : ‘I’ll be sincere and I’m not going to say I’m happy, but yes, relieved.’ in an Instagram post.
But on Tuesday, Sao Paulo police said they indicted the model for procedural fraud, slanderous denunciation and extortion.
Her former partner Estivens Alves is also accused of disclosing erotic content, which was then published online.
Curiously the hotel room was already rigged with a camera before the athlete stepped into the room
Neymar leaves a police station in Rio de Janeiro after making a statement
The case dominated newspaper headlines in Brazil and abroad for several weeks.
The scandal blew up on June 2 when Neymar published a seven-minute video on Instagram, where he had first been in contact with Trindade, revealing that he had been accused of rape.
In an attempt to defend himself against the allegations, Neymar’s video was accompanied by WhatsApp messages and images of his encounter with Trindade – without her consent, possibly breaking Brazilian law.
He also published Whatsapp messages and images that he claimed to be of the woman.
In the video he says he had to make them public to “prove that nothing really happened”.
Neymar said they pair met online. He paid for her trip to France and they had consensual sex before Trindade returned to Brazil and went to a police station to accuse him of attacking her.
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Trindade then went public, giving a television interview and releasing footage and a video clip purportedly showing an altercation between the two.
The drama quickly snowballed. Extracts of a televised interview with Trindade, in which she accused Neymar of ‘aggression together with rape,’ aired just one hour before he was about to play for Brazil in a pre-Copa friendly against Qatar
Police later filed a defamation suit against Ms Trindade, who allegedly insinuated the force was corrupt.
Neymar denied the allegations from the beginning and said he was being extorted.
Police closed the case at the end of July.
Neymar said he would ‘never forget’ this incident due to the ‘PAIN it caused me, my family and the people who really know me.’
He added: ‘This scar will remain to remind me at what point people are capable of doing good things, but also of doing BAD things.’
The case complicated an already tumultuous year for the 27-year-old Brazil star, who has yet to play for his club Paris Saint-Germain this season following injury and reports of an aborted return to previous club Barcelona.
The São Paulo attorney general’s office said the case was suspended due to a lack of evidence.
A final decision on whether to prosecute Trindade will be left to a judge.
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