An unnamed Premier League footballer has reportedly been accused of raping a 15-year-old girlat a French campsite in July 2012, when he was 17.
According to Anastasia Tsougka and Andrew Gilpin of the Daily Mirror, details about the case have only just been released by the French media.
The player appeared in court in July alongside his older cousin, who is also accused of rape. The player's lawyer, Remy Nougier, told Agence France-Presse that his client "vigorously denies the girl's claims," per the Mirror.
A trial is set to take place in Nimes, France.