{"id":1296,"date":"2018-02-14T01:07:54","date_gmt":"2018-02-14T01:07:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/baileyonlineclassroom.com\/theamericasblog\/?p=1296"},"modified":"2018-02-14T01:07:54","modified_gmt":"2018-02-14T01:07:54","slug":"paraguay-players-accuse-football-clubs-ex-boss-of-abuse","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/baileyonlineclassroom.com\/theamericasblog\/2018\/02\/14\/paraguay-players-accuse-football-clubs-ex-boss-of-abuse\/","title":{"rendered":"Paraguay players accuse football club’s ex-boss of abuse"},"content":{"rendered":"

http:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/world-latin-america-43044542<\/a><\/p>\n

The ex-president of a fourth division football club in Paraguay has been accused of sexually abusing players, which he denies.<\/p>\n

At least two players have come forward to say they were abused by Antonio Gonz\u00e1lez, who until recently ran Rubio \u00d1u club in the city of Luque.<\/p>\n

The allegations against Mr Gonz\u00e1lez were made after an intimate photo of him with a player emerged.<\/p>\n

A prosecutor is investigating the allegations.<\/p>\n

Prosecutor Teresa Mart\u00ednez also ordered a search of the club’s premises during which investigators found pornographic material.<\/p>\n

Allegations widen<\/h2>\n

The scandal first came to light when a photo was posted anonymously on Facebook showing Mr Gonz\u00e1lez lying next to 26-year-old player Bernardo Gabriel Caballero.<\/p>\n

Following the photo’s publication, Mr Gonz\u00e1lez said he had had a two-year relationship with Mr Caballero.<\/p>\n

In a video he posted on Facebook, he accused Mr Caballero of wanting to leave him for another man and tore up his contract while calling him names and telling him “you can forget about playing football”.<\/p>\n

Mr Caballero has since alleged that their relationship was not consensual.<\/p>\n

He said that Mr Gonz\u00e1lez had told him he would not be allowed to play for the club unless he had sexual relations with him.<\/p>\n

“I know there were other players who had relations with him,” the player said. “It was normal and I have proof that other lads went through the same thing.”<\/p>\n

On Monday, a second player, Ferm\u00edn Morinigo, went to the authorities and made allegations of abuse against Mr Gonz\u00e1lez.<\/p>\n

Physical abuse allegations<\/h2>\n

“It wasn’t just harassment, there was physical abuse if you refused to do as he asked,” Mr Morinigo’s lawyer, Reinaldo Acosta, said.<\/p>\n

Mr Acosta said that Mr Gonz\u00e1lez had threatened to harm his client and his family if he ever told anyone about it.<\/p>\n

The lawyer alleged that the physical abuse against his client had started when the player was only 17 years old.<\/p>\n

The local football association said its records showed that Mr Gonz\u00e1lez was no longer listed as the club’s president although he was still listed as manager of another club, Marte Atl\u00e9tico.<\/p>\n

A spokesman for the association said Mr Gonz\u00e1lez had passed on the job of president of Rubio \u00d1u to his nephew “after a disagreement” with football authorities.<\/p>\n

It is not clear when he ceased being the president and the videos he recorded show him speaking in front of Rubio \u00d1u banners.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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