Neymar's Mother Urges Son to 'Forgive' Rape Accuser

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Neymar's mother asked his son to "return to Jesus" and "forgive" the woman who accused him of rape.

Rio de Janeiro: Neymar's mother has urged her Brazilian football star son to "forgive" the woman who accused him of rape and "return to Jesus," in a message published Tuesday on Instagram.

Nadine Goncalves' plea, which featured a photo of herself with Neymar and his sister Rafaela, comes after lawyers for the accuser reportedly stopped representing her because of contradictions in her story.

Neymar has vehemently denied the allegations and his father has claimed the Saint-Germain player was the victim of a blackmail attempt.

"My son ... now that the truth of God is coming out, it is time to learn from all this and return to Jesus Christ, your first love," Goncalves wrote to Neymar, the world's most expensive footballer.

"Focus on what you love most in life, playing football," she said, as Neymar prepares with his teammates for this month's Copa America tournament in Brazil.

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Filho, Neste momento em que tudo finalmente esta sendo esclarecido e a verdade de Deus esta vindo a tona é hora de aprender com tudo isso e voltar pra Jesus Cristo, seu primeiro amor. Ele é único que realmente conhece seu coração, confie nele. Se concentre no que você mais ama na vida que é Jogar futebol ! É isso que vai lhe devolver a alegria que andou desaparecida nos últimos dias. Cristãos que somos, PERDOE ESSA MENINA ! Eu e sua irmã, como mulheres, podemos te garantir que ELA NÃO NOS REPRESENTA. Te amo muito e continuarei orando por você todos os dias da minha vida. Deus te abençoe....eu te amo
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Neymar posted a seven-minute video on Instagram on Saturday denying he had raped the woman after she accused him of sexually assaulting her at a Paris hotel in May.

In the video, he showed what he said was a series of WhatsApp messages with the woman, including topless photographs of her in bed.

Police in Rio said Sunday they had launched an investigation into the publication of intimate information on social media concerning the woman.

In the latest twist in the high-profile case, the Sao Paulo-based firm representing the woman said they had dropped their client after she changed her story, Globo TV reported Monday.

The lawyers said the woman initially told them she had had consensual sex with Neymar and that he then became violent and assaulted her.

But the firm, Fernandes e Abreu, said that in the official complaint the woman gave to the Brazilian police, she "described what had happened as 'rape', which is a completely different allegation."

The scandal caps a troubled season for Neymar, on and off the field. It has ben marred by a recurring injury, two separate suspensions for insulting a referee and hitting a fan, and the loss of Brazil's captaincy in the Copa.