Keith Gillespie: facing more time in jail
13 April 2012

Three Leicester City players being held over serious sex assault allegations face at least two more nights in a Spanish jail, a member of their legal team said today.

Luis Ruiperez said there would not be any decision on their bail application until at least Thursday.

Frank Sinclair, Paul Dickov and Keith Gillespie are being held at Sangonera prison near Murcia accused of attacking three African women at their hotel in the resort of La Manga.

Mr Ruiperez, asked about suggestions that the players and the alleged victims could come face to face in court, replied: "It is possible."

Under Spanish law, accusers and accused can be brought before the judge to contest each other's claims in a case.

Mr Ruiperez also said he had seen the players this morning.
He added: "They are in good health. They are in prison, they want to be free.

Encarnacion Gomez, the lawyer for the alleged victims, said today further witnesses were also being sought who had not yet made statements to the judge.

She said they included staff from the five-star Hyatt Regency Hotel where the incident was alleged to have taken place and an English couple who were staying at the hotel.

She said: "The judge has to find them. Efforts are being made in that direction."

She said the results of forensic tests were also being awaited and added that she did not know anything about a potential face to face meeting between accusers and accused.

Asked about whether the alleged victims were going to return to court she said: "They will have to testify again this week."

Asked for her response to the players' application for bail, she replied: "We're always going to say no to that."

Meanwhile Nicola Wealleans, the girlfriend of Frank Sinclair, and Paul Dickov's wife Janet left Sangonera jail this morning after visiting the players for around 90 minutes.

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