Prosecutors are now ‘carefully reviewing’ a file of evidence regarding a Premier League footballer who has been accused of rape.
Crown Prosecution Service officials will decide whether to charge the well-known international, after being handed a dossier of evidence by Metropolitan Police.
No timeline has been set over next steps. The player, who cannot be named for legal reasons, is in his 30s and has continued to play for his side despite being initially arrested in July 2022.
The investigation relates to offences allegedly involving two victims and said to have been committed between 2021 and 2023.