PhotoRIO DE JANEIRO — The Brazilian police arrested the Moroccan Olympic boxer Hassan Saada on Friday morning on charges of sexually assaulting two workers at the Olympic Village. The accusers are two Brazilian women who work in Morocco’s wing of the Olympic Village. He is to be held for 15 days, according to a court statement, making it likely that he will miss his fight scheduled for Saturday. Saada, a light heavyweight, was scheduled to box Saturday against Mehmet Nadir Unal of Turkey. They told the police that Saada had initially asked to take a photograph with them and that he had then tried to kiss them, using force.

Source: New York Times August 05, 2016 16:18 UTC