Real Madrid's Asencio cleared of sex charge, Mourinho 'not happy' about drink-driving

[p]In a statement released on Thursday, a court in Las Palmas, Gran Canaria, declared that "no offence" had been committed by the 23-year-old following the withdrawal of charges by the two complainants, to whom he had previously apologised.[/p][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/asencio-raul/rPco96rl/"]Asencio[/a] was charged in 2025, alongside three former teammates from [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/real-madrid/W8mj7MDD/"]Real Madrid[/a]'s youth academy, for his alleged involvement in the recording and unauthorised distribution of sexually explicit videos involving two young women aged 16 and 18.[/b][/p][p]The three other players, Ferran Ruiz, Juan Rodriguez and Andres Garcia, were found not guilty of distributing intimate footage without consent but were given a one-year suspended prison sentence for "child pornography" and must attend a sexual "re-education" course.[/p][p]Asencio, who was not present at the time of the incidents, was charged with sharing the videos with a third party.[/p][image alt="Raul Asencio's domestic league stats" id="2c1a99ca-7024-428a-b915-b8ddf5a8156e" credit-line="Flashscore" guid="46f6364c-9cdc-4ddd-92fd-e34b0043c416" original-width="2160" original-height="2700" /][p]The drink-driving incident also occurred in Gran Canaria.[/p][p]The centre-back was more than three times over the legal limit on August 16th.[/p][h2]Mourinho 'not happy' about drink-driving[/h2][p]Asencio was convicted by a court in San Bartolome de Tirajana, a village in Gran Canaria, and fined €14,400, while his driving licence was suspended for eight months.[/p][p]Mourinho praised the player while saying Asencio had let Real Madrid down.[/p][p][b]"He's a model professional. When he was fit, no one trained as hard as him,"[/b] Mourinho said.[/p][p]"Now that he's been injured for a few weeks, he's the first to arrive and the last to leave.[/p][p][b]"But a Real Madrid player remains so 24 hours a day, seven days a week, 12 months a year.[/b][/p][p][b]"Everything you do outside the pitch represents Real Madrid and could affect the club's prestige.[/b][/p][p][b]"I'm not happy. Everyone makes mistakes, but when they pile up, it's not the same."[/b][/p][p]Asencio suffered a hamstring injury in July and has yet to be picked for a matchday squad by his new coach.[/p][p]He played regularly for Real in the previous two seasons.[/p][infobox id="14dacc89-3234-4d6e-b854-e74d05c9dce3" /]