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| QPR striker Loic Remy arrested in gang rape investigation | QPR striker Loic Remy arrested in gang rape investigation |
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| Queens Park Rangers striker Loic Remy has been arrested on suspicion of rape. | Queens Park Rangers striker Loic Remy has been arrested on suspicion of rape. |
| The 26-year-old French international is being held by Scotland Yard's sex crime squad along with two other men who were arrested in Fulham, west London. | The 26-year-old French international is being held by Scotland Yard's sex crime squad along with two other men who were arrested in Fulham, west London. |
| They are being questioned over allegations that a 34-year-old woman was raped on 6 May by three men. | They are being questioned over allegations that a 34-year-old woman was raped on 6 May by three men. |
| Remy's solicitors said that the player denied the allegation, but he could not comment. The men are being held at a police station in west London. | |
| £8m deal | |
| The allegation was passed to the Met from Kent Police two days after the woman was attacked. | |
| A spokesman for the Metropolitan Police said: "Three men, aged 26, 23 and 22, were arrested at an address in Fulham on suspicion of rape." | A spokesman for the Metropolitan Police said: "Three men, aged 26, 23 and 22, were arrested at an address in Fulham on suspicion of rape." |
| Remy joined QPR from Marseille in an £8m deal in January. | Remy joined QPR from Marseille in an £8m deal in January. |
| In a statement Remy's solicitors, Harbottle & Lewis, said: "Our client is aware of press reports concerning his arrest by the Metropolitan Police Service on the morning of 15 May 2013. | |
| "Our client denies the claim that has been made. Our client is not able to make any further comment in relation to this matter." | |
| It added that he "has not been charged with any offence". | |
| A spokesperson for QPR said the club was "aware of the allegations" but could not comment while the police investigation was continuing. | A spokesperson for QPR said the club was "aware of the allegations" but could not comment while the police investigation was continuing. |