The Manchester United player Antony was recently accused by his ex-girlfriend, meanwhile, two more women accused him of violent behaviour including law student Rayssa de Freitas
After two more women accused Manchester United’s star Antony of acting violently, he is now walking a fine line. The new charges come as the winger is attempting to defend his name following similar accusations made against him by his ex-girlfriend.
Who is Rayssa de Freitas law student who accused Antony dos Santos of s*xual assault
The 23-year-old is already the target of unsettling accusations made by Gabriela Cavallin, his ex-girlfriend. She alleges that Antony threatened to kill her, threw a glass at her, cutting her finger to the bone, and otherwise mistreated her physically and mentally. Two more women have now come forward to accuse the winger, who cost £85 million ($106 million) and joined Old Trafford in 2022, of the same behaviour.
Gabriela Cavallin's case against Antony isn't the first accusation made against him.
A police report from May 2022 made Rayssa de Freitas also describes violent behaviour from Antony.
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Antony was cut from Brazil’s most recent squad for the South American qualifying matches, and Manchester United withheld a succinct statement stating that “we are taking this matter seriously” until they received more information.
According to Brazilian daily UOL, Antony’s ex-girlfriend, Gabriella Cavallin, alleged earlier this year that the winger had repeatedly abused her while they were dating, prompting her to seek corrective surgery.
In an unfortunate turn of events for Antony, two other women have also made similar claims, as reported in the Telegraph. The former Ajax winger attempted to be aggressive with banker Ingrid Lana in October of last year, she claimed in an interview with Brazilian television. In an interview with outlet Record TV, she said:
“He tried to have s*x with me and I didn’t want to. He pushed me against the wall and I hit my head.”
In May 2022, after leaving a Sao Paulo nightclub, law student Rayssa de Freitas claims she was attacked by Antony and Mallu Ohana, the ex-wife of Brazilian player Dudu, and that she needed hospital treatment as a result.
What did Anthony say?
According to a statement Antony made in response to the abuse charges, the winger denied physically harming his ex-girlfriend but acknowledged that their relationship was “tumultuous.”
The Brazilian winger, whose career is reportedly on the line as a result of the bombshell allegations, defended himself by denying that he had assaulted Cavallin on social media on Monday. Greater Manchester and Sao Paulo officials are both looking into the situation.