Moroccan Olympic boxer held over alleged sex attacksRIO DE JANEIRO: Brazilian police arrested a Moroccan Olympic boxer on Friday for allegedly sexually assaulting two female cleaners in the athletes’ village in Rio de Janeiro. Olympic scandalsNews site Globo reported that the Rio 2016 organizing committee had promised to cooperate with the investigation. The AIBA drew wide criticism in world boxing circles this year for opening the Olympic competition to professional boxers for the first time. A court granted a police request for Saada to be held in preventive detention for two weeks pending an investigation, the statement said. The International Boxing Association (AIBA) lists Saada as a former Moroccan youth champion and “newcomer to the international scene.”He was to fight in the 81-kilogram (178-pound) or light-heavyweight category in the Rio Games.

Source: Manila Times August 05, 2016 19:30 UTC