RIO 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. 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.
The arrest was made after an order on Thursday by Judge Larissa Nunes Saly of a special Rio de Janeiro state court created in 2013 for large events, especially sporting ones like the Confederations Cup and the 2014 World Cup. The court will have seven outposts during the Summer Games.