{"id":553677,"date":"2020-06-13T17:20:10","date_gmt":"2020-06-13T21:20:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonfootball.com\/?p=553677"},"modified":"2020-06-13T17:20:10","modified_gmt":"2020-06-13T21:20:10","slug":"callum-hudson-odoi-chelsea-wingers-alleged-rape-charges-dropped","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2020\/06\/13\/callum-hudson-odoi-chelsea-wingers-alleged-rape-charges-dropped\/","title":{"rendered":"Callum Hudson-Odoi: Chelsea Winger’s Alleged Rape Charges Dropped"},"content":{"rendered":"

Chelsea<\/a> winger Callum Hudson-Odoi announced via Twitter<\/a> on Saturday that the rape allegations levied against him have been dropped. The police will not take any further against the 19-year-old.<\/p>\n

Callum Hudson-Odoi Alleged Rape Charges Dropped<\/h2>\n

His Statement<\/h3>\n

“I have stayed silent and assisted the police fully throughout their enquiries, as I knew the day would soon come when my name would be cleared. Following a full and thorough investigation, the police have no confirmed they will take no further action,” he wrote.<\/p>\n

“I would like to use this platform to thank everyone who has stood by my side and supported me during this difficult period,” he continued.<\/p>\n

He finished by saying: “I will try and use my platform as a Chelsea player to be the best role model that I can be.”<\/p>\n

Hudson-Odoi was arrested on May 17th on suspicion of rape<\/a> by women who went to his house in London after the two met online. He later posted bail and trained with Chelsea with the investigation ongoing.<\/p>\n

Tough Year<\/h3>\n

It’s been a tough 2020 so far and a rough calendar year for Hudson-Odoi. He was the first Premier League player to test positive for Coronavirus<\/a> back in March. Thankfully, he recovered from it quickly<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Then he had these allegations arise.<\/p>\n

And, more recently, Chelsea’s signing of Timo Werner<\/a> and pursuit of Kai Havertz<\/a> have put Hudson-Odoi’s role at Chelsea in doubt.<\/p>\n

All this comes off the back of a nasty Achilles rupture he suffered in April 2019.<\/p>\n

But if he comes through all of this unscathed, and all signs point to him doing so, then he’ll have shown an immense amount of mental will power and determination.<\/p>\n

Chelsea Restart<\/h3>\n

The Blues restart their Premier League season next weekend when they travel to Aston Villa<\/a>. According to Simon Johnson of The Athletic<\/a>, Hudson-Odoi missed both the inter-squad game at Stamford Bridge and friendly against Reading<\/a> because of a minor knock. Johnson also reported that Hudson-Odoi may also not recover in time for the match at Villa Park.<\/p>\n

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Main Photo<\/p>\n

Embed from Getty Images<\/a>