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Rafael de Freitas’ attorney responds to sexual assault charges

Last week, TUF 18 cast member and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu coach Rafael de Freitas was arrested and charged with third-degree sexual penetration. His accuser was one of his students. That individual said the trainer drugged and sexually abused her during a private class in her home in early November.

The entire incident was apparently caught on video through the unnamed woman’s security camera. According to detectives who reviewed the said footage, de Freitas was seen dropping something in the alleged victim’s drink while she stepped out to use the bathroom.

Officials who reviewed the tape also claimed it showed de Freitas manipulating the woman’s legs, before forcing oral sex on her.