Andy Polo convicted of domestic violence and must pay ex-partner 600 thousand dollars

Peruvian football player Andy Polo, who currently plays in Sports Universitywas sentenced by the US judiciary for domestic violence against his ex-wife, Genesis Alarcon, who convicted him on May 23, 2021.

Information published by Jeff Carlyle, a journalist for ESPN, indicates that Polo will pay $600,000 and an annual interest rate of 9% per year.

A complaint against a footballer led to Portland Timbersmajor league football club to terminate his contract and accuse me of not suspending him as soon as the complaint was filed and waiting 9 months to do so, taking into account “new details of abuse that have come to light”.

After filing a civil lawsuit, Alarcón publicized domestic violence and spoke in detail on the program “Magaly TV, la firma”.

Eight months ago, Polo left the Portland Timbers club after complaining of physical abuse against him. After the end of his contract, Andy Polo It was signed by the Universitario de Deportes. Agreement with Andy Polo it was for the whole of 2022 with an exit clause to accept an offer from abroad.

In a statement confirming Polo’s hiring at Universitario, the Peruvian club mentioned that “for said hiring, the information currently held by the judiciaries of Peru and the United States was evaluated, the same one that showed that every criminal trial was archived.” “For this reason, the club decided to use the services of the player.”

On March 23, Jean Ferrari, administrator of the Peruvian club, stated that Andy Polo would not play “until this personal issue is resolved”, referring to the complaint.

“We want to apologize to people who were somehow offended or felt that this was a subject of violence. (…) You have to remember that his contract is conditional on his ability to solve his personal problems,” he commented.

On April 7, Polo and Alarcón came to a reconciliation, and thanks to this, the Universitario allowed him to play. “The player also disclosed that he has submitted a conciliatory proposal on the visiting and dining regime and that he will attend the court hearing in the second half of May with the firm intention of making the necessary efforts to reach a final understanding of what the situation requires,” the club said in a statement.

In September 2022, Juan Reynoso, the current coach of the Peru national team, called him up to replace Yoshimaru Jotun.

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