Premier League Club Everton suspends player over alleged child sex offense. The player's identity has been made anonymous as the club and Police work to solve the case.
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According to the Merseyside club, although the player has been suspended his identity has been concealed. The football club released a short statement on their website on Tuesday 20th July wrote:
"Everton can confirm it has suspended a first-team player pending a police investigation, The club will continue to support authorities with their inquiries and will not make be making any further statements at this time"
The 31-year-old player was arrested on Friday and has been bailed but police say they will continue to investigate the matter.
"Officers arrested a 31-year-old man on Friday 16 July 2021 on suspicion of child sex offenses. "He is on police bail pending further inquiries." said The Greater Manchester Police.
A source told The Mirror:
“This has caused a massive shock.
“Any suggestion of allegations of offences involving a child is rightly taken seriously from the point they are made.”
The insider added:
“Clearly this matter must be fully investigated. Allegations of this nature will cause a considerable amount of alarm among everyone within the club, the fans, and the wider public.
"This is now a case of waiting to see where the investigation takes us.”
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