England footballer, Callum Hudson-Odoi, has been bailed by police after he was arrested on suspicion of raping a women at his penthouse apartment during lockdown.
The 19-year-old Chelsea striker, who was the first Premier League player to test positive for coronavirus, was detained in the early hours of Sunday morning after a woman complained to police that she had been raped.
He was questioned by detectives before being released on bail until a date in mid-June.
A representative of the player, who claimed to be speaking on his behalf, told MailOnline: “He says he’s innocent. That’s all you need to know. He’s innocent, he hasn’t done anything wrong. We’ve got no other comment to make.”
The footballer is understood to have arranged for the girl, who he met on social media, to visit his apartment in west London, on Saturday evening.
The girl, who is thought to be a model, travelled to his home, which is close to Battersea Dogs’ Home, after he sent a car to collect her.
Neighbours said she arrived at the block at around 8pm.
But around eight hours later, just before 4am, the woman called the emergency services, complaining of feeling unwell.
Police and the London Ambulance Service attended the property and the girl was taken to hospital, while Mr Hudson-Odoi was arrested.
Neighbours said parts of the block, including a spa area on the roof had been taped off by police.
A Scotland Yard spokesman said: “Police and London Ambulance Service were called at 03:53hrs on Sunday, 17 May to a report of an unwell woman.
“When emergency services attended, a woman reported that she was raped. She was taken to hospital.
“A man was arrested at the scene on suspicion of rape. He was released from custody and bailed to return on a date in mid-June.”
Chelsea Football Club have not commented.