The woman who accused Neymar of sexual assault said she suffered physical assault and rape in a hotel room with the football player in Paris. Najila Trindade Mendes de Souza gave an interview to SBT this Wednesday (5). "I was a victim of rape. Aggression with rape," she said.
Najila said that she told Neymar that she didn't want to be penetrated by him and that she didn't have a condom. She said that the football player assaulted her and ignored her demands.
It's the first public interview of the victim since the case came to light last Saturday (1). She said she contacted Neymar through social media and Neymar invited her to go to Paris to meet him.
"I talked with him intimately, sexually. I wanted him. It became clear to him. He asked when I could go. I said, "at the moment I can't come because of financial issues. I couldn't go. Also, because of the timing with my work. And then he said, 'I can work on this," she said.
According to the model, Neymar arrived aggressively at the hotel where she was staying.
In addition to assaulting her with violent slaps, a sexual act took place even though she said he should stop.
"He was very aggressive, totally different than the man I got to know through social media messages. We started to caress each other to kiss. He undressed me. So far, so good. Only then did he start hitting me," she said.
"When he first started being aggressive, it as like 'ok.' But then he started to hurt me a lot. I said: 'stop, I'm hurting.' He said: 'Sorry beautiful.' We continued. I said: 'Did you bring a condom.' He said no. 'So nothing will happen then." He responded, no. He turned to me and did his sexual act and continued to hit my ass repeatedly. It was quick, and he turned around and left the room. I said: stop, stop, stop. He didn't say anything. I was the only person reacting," explained Najila.
More than once, she said that Neymar understood that she wanted him to stop and that she didn't want to have sex because there were no condoms.
"When I got up and went to the bathroom, I did not believe it, I was astonished, I could not say anything to him, I could not swear, I could not say anything to him in the bathroom. He entered through a door, and I went out the other," she said.
Najila said she was in financial trouble, but denied any intention of being compensated by the Brazilian national team player.
"I want justice. He made me feel horrible. I want him to pay for what he did. I'm aware of what happened to me." It was a matter of honor, it did not have to be the way it was," said the model, who explained that she continued the conversations the next day to gather evidence of the assault.
Translated by Kiratiana Freelon