Namibia's flag bearer at the Olympic opening ceremony has been arrested on attempted sexual assault charges, according to Al Jazeera English.
Jonas Junius, a 22-year-old boxer, forced himself on a housekeeper at the Olympic Village, police told Gabriel Elizondo.
Junas was scheduled to fight in the 64-kg division on Thursday.
On Friday, Morocco's Hassan Saada, also a 22-year-old boxer, was arrested on suspicion of assaulting two housekeepers at the Athletes Village.
Saada is being held for 15 days while evidence is gathered.
"They were cleaning the room right across his, and he assaulted them. He groped the breast of one of them and touched the other woman's thigh. They were able to get out," chief investigator Carolina Salomao told reporters.
IN OTHER NEWS: Long Island flavor will accompany the junior welterweight standout Anthony “Showtime” Karperis (12-2, 4 KOs, Hicksville, NY) vs. Ariel Duran (9-8-1, 5 KOs, Queens, NY) 10-round New York State Junior Welterweight Championship bout at Rockin’ Fights 25 at The Paramount in Huntington, New York presented by Joe DeGuardia's Star Boxing on Saturday night, August 13.
All five companion bouts assembled by matchmaker Ron Katz feature a Long Islander stepping through the ropes in quality competition.
In the co-featured attraction on the 25th installment of the wildly-popular “Rockin’ Fights” series, Huntington’s Johnny Hernandez (7-1, 1 KO) will be facing off against Seifullah Wise (3-2, 1 KO) of Philadelphia in an eight-round junior welterweight contest.
In a four-round battle of north vs. south, undefeated Terrell Bostic of Wyandanch (2-0, 1 KO) will take on Utica’s Neyeine Muang (2-2-2) in the welterweight division.
Another match up between Long Island and Philadelphia will take place when Elmont’s Tyrone James (3-0, 2 KO) meets Philly’s Rakym Dyer in his pro debut in a four-round welterweight bout.
A middleweight clash will see East Hampton’s Juan Mancilla makes his professional debut against Brooklyn’s Phillip LeGrand (1-3, 1 KO).
Rounding out the card will be a battle of Long Island where super middleweights Vinny D’Angelo (1-0) of Glen Cove takes on Farmingdale’s Dan Cion, who is debuting as a professional.
Tickets can be purchased by calling Star Boxing 914-437-7575 or www.Starboxing.com, the Paramount box office 631-673-7300 and at Ticketmaster.com 1-800-745-3000.
Doors open at 7 pm with first fight scheduled for 7:30 pm.
