MADRID, Sept 14 (Reuters) - Spanish police arrested on Thursday three Real Madrid youth players for allegedly distributing a sexual video featuring a minor, with the arrests heightening the furore about sexism and macho behaviour in Spanish soccer.
The case stems from a complaint filed by the mother of a 16-year-old girl in the Canary Islands regarding an alleged recording of sexual relations, police said.
Police said the three had been detained at the Real Madrid sports complex in Madrid and a fourth player was being investigated.
One of those arrested is a reserve team player and two play for the third team.
Real Madrid issued a statement saying only that a total of four youth team players had been questioned by police "in connection with a complaint about an alleged release of a private video via WhatsApp" messaging system.
Persons:
Luis Rubiales, Spain's, Jenni Hermoso, Rubiales, El, Elena Rodriguez, Fernando Kallas, Joan Faus, David Latona, Andrei Khalip, Alexandra Hudson
Organizations:
Spanish, Real Madrid, Police, Alexandra Hudson Our, Thomson
Locations:
MADRID, Madrid