According to court documents, a well-known individual associated with the Premier League allegedly solicited sexual favors in exchange for money from a teenage girl he is accused of assaulting in the 1990s. While the accused denies the rape allegations, he reportedly admits to proposing a financial transaction for sexual services to a girl aged 16 or 17. However, a purported victim claims in legal papers filed at the High Court that she was only 15 when the alleged misconduct began. She asserts that the man instructed her to sit on his lap, praised her behavior, and questioned her virginity. Allegedly, with her parents waiting outside in a car, he subjected her to a distressing experience. The documents suggest that he directed her to clean up in the bathroom before giving her £150 in cash. Last year, it was reported that this Premier League figure obtained an anonymity order to prevent his name from being disclosed in the media after facing civil action. Despite being investigated by the police for other historical sexual offenses, no further legal action was taken following advice from prosecutors. The alleged victim made a complaint to the police about a rape incident at the man’s residence in 2021, but was informed that the report was outside the allowable timeframe under previous legislation. The Football Association’s safeguarding department has been informed about the accusations. The accused individual has refuted the allegations as false and malicious, claiming that the implied threat to harm the victim or her family is baseless. He acknowledges the proposal of a transaction for sexual services when the girl was 16 or 17, but asserts that she later contacted him multiple times offering sexual favors for money. The defense contends that, while he declined most offers, there were about 15 instances over the years where they engaged in sexual activity for which he compensated her as per her expectations.
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