Former Colombian soccer referee Oscar Ruiz denied accusations of sexual assault in a conversation with Colombian news service El Tiempo, Thursday.
German Sanchez, a former colleague, has accused the ex-referee of groping his genitals while he slept at Ruiz’s house in 2010.
Ruiz said, “These accusation are false; defamation compounded by slander.”
According to Ruiz “[Sanchez’s] version is incoherent, many things he said are untrue. I didn’t do what he said.”
Ruiz has refereed many high profile soccer games, including games in three different World Cups.