A 22-year-old woman filed a report at a Sao Paulo police station on 5 June which contained accusations of assault, bodily injury and threating behaviour by Antony.
In a statement released on Instagram, the Brazil international said he has been ‘falsely accused’ and is confident ‘justice will prevail’.
Antony wrote: ‘To friends, fans and followers.
‘For you, after submitting my statement at the police station where the investigation involving my name is being conducted, I wanted to speak publicly for the first time since I was falsely accused of assault.
‘I stayed silent until the moment so that nothing could interfere with the investigation process, but during all those days my family and I suffered in silence. Despite being born and raised in a very needy community, I had never been through a situation similar to this, in which a false assault charge resulted in preliminary and unfair public judgement on the part of some.
‘After the closure of the investigation my innocence will be proven certain that justice will prevail and the damage initially caused to my image will be in the past. Thank you for the countless messages of support received at this very difficult time.’
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