Mexican-American defender, Jonathan Suárez-Cortés, was arrested Tuesday on charges of sexually assaulting a woman in Osceola County, Florida. The player had been presented as Orlando City’s new reinforcement for Major League Soccer’s 2021 season, coming from Queretaro of Liga MX.
The 24-year-old football player, along with his brother, Rafael Suárez Jr, lAfter a woman filed a complaint for alleged sexual assault last Sunday and after a series of investigations, Jonathan and Rafael Suárez were identified as the suspects, only to be arrested on Tuesday evening. without the possibility of bail.
Just a few weeks ago Orlando City had presented the Mexican-American defender, who came to MLS on loan from Querétaro and after his arrest, the Florida club will continue to gather that information to publicize the footballer’s future within the US squad.
Late Tuesday evening, Orlando City SC heard that defender Jonathan Suarez had been arrested in Osceola County. The club is taking these allegations very seriously and is currently gathering more information. The club will not comment further until further investigation into the alleged incident is completed, ”a team spokesman told the Orlando Sentinel.
Born in Anaheim, California, Suárez-Cortés was educated at Fontana High School, before moving on to Mexican football, where he competed on the teams Cimarrones, Querétaro and Pumas, before being loaned to the MLS team for the 2021 season.