The New York City investigates Villa on an allegation of sexual harassment of a former worker

Spanish striker David Villa has denied the “completely false accusations” of sexual harassment made by a New York City extra-worker, a club that left in 2018, while the American club has announced the opening of an investigation to clarify the facts.

On July 17, a woman who identifies as Skyler B on his Twitter account (@ItsmeskylerB) and who claims to be a New York City ex-worker made harsh accusations about the Spanish striker.

“I thought I was having the opportunity of a lifetime when I got an internship. What I got was that David Villa played me every day and my bosses thought it was great comic material. Women brave enough to tell their stories out loud are my heroines. Someday. I guarantee that if someone mentioned my name to David Villa, they would not know who I am. He never called me by name. Rarely a day went by without him verbally harassing or harassing me, but he never bothered to learn my name, “she said.

Through a statement, New York City said it had “taken note of the allegations made by a former worker on social media.” “We take this matter extremely seriously and do not tolerate bullying of any kind in any area of ​​our organization. We immediately launched an investigation into the matter. “, exposed the New York club.

For his part, town, who ended his career as a footballer last December in Japanese football, showed “strong opposition to the allegations made on Twitter”. “These accusations are completely false and I deny them”, defended itself in a statement sent to Yahoo Sports.

“Until now I have not had any direct communication on this subject, neither from Sklyler B nor from the club. I hadn't heard from the club about these vague allegations or anyone else until they were published last weekend.. Of course, I will cooperate fully as this general accusation also directly appeals to the club, “he offered.

“I repeat, these accusations are completely false,” the Spanish international reiterated. “I played four years for New York City and I always felt extraordinary respect from all of its workers. Also, it is difficult to understand why this had not happened before if someone felt uncomfortable during my time at the club,” he said. town, who also wanted ask for “respect” for your “presumption of innocence” to the media and fans.