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Second Olympic boxer arrested after sexual assault accusations

 A second Olympic boxer has been accused by a housekeeper in the athletes' village of sexual assault, according to a local report which cited the police chief in charge of the case.

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A second Olympic boxer has been accused by a housekeeper in the athletes' village of sexual assault, according to a local report which cited the police chief in charge of the case.

A 22-year-old boxer from Namibia was accused by a chambermaid of grabbing her, kissing her forcefully, and then offering her money to have sexual relations with him, according to a report from Globo. Brazilian police arrested him after the maid reported him to the police. He is expected to be transferred to the sprawling Bangu prison complex in Rio's far west zone, where Brazilian suspects accused of petty and violent crimes await trials and carry out their sentences.

His arrest follows a similar incident last week, when boxer Hassan Saada from Morocco was accused of sexual assault by two maids in the athletes' village. The female employees accused the athlete of thrusting his body against one of them, attempting to kiss her and groping a maid's breasts. Saada is also being detained in the Bangu prison complex.

The International Boxing Association (AIBA) released a statement that said it has confidence that Brazilian authorities will handle the case of the Namibian boxer appropriately and would not comment further.

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