Sunderland footballer Jack Diamond has been charged with rape and sexual assault, police have mentioned.
The Championship aspect have suspended the 23-year-old winger after being notified of the fees that resulted from an investigation launched in May.
The participant, from Washington, Tyne and Wear, was on mortgage with League One membership Lincoln City however that deal has now been terminated.
Northumbria Police mentioned: “In May last year, we received a report that a woman had been sexually assaulted inside an address in the Washington area.
“An investigation was instantly launched and a person was subsequently arrested.
“Jack Diamond, 23, of Fatfield, Washington, has now been charged with one count of rape and one count of sexual assault and is due to appear at South Tyneside Magistrates’ Court in May.”
A Sunderland spokesperson mentioned: “Sunderland AFC has been notified that criminal charges have been brought against Jack Diamond by the Crown Prosecution Service.
“The participant has been suspended with quick impact, pending the end result of the judicial course of, and his mortgage settlement at Lincoln City Football Club has additionally been terminated.
“As this matter is topic to a authorized course of, the membership won’t be making any additional assertion right now.
Lincoln City mentioned Diamond’s mortgage deal had been “terminated with immediate effect”.
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