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Namibia flag bearer is second boxer arrested for sexual assault

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A second Olympic boxer has been arrested on suspicion of sexual assault, according to the Associated Press.

Jonas Junius, Namibia’s flag bearer, has reportedly been jailed for attempted assault on a housekeeper in the Olympic village.

That’s an eerily similar story to Morocco’s Hassan Saada, who was arrested before the start of the competition. Sanda was jailed and disqualified, and the same seems likely for Junius.

JUST IN: Jonas Junius, Olympic boxer from Namibia, arrested for attempted sex assault of a housekeeper in Olympic Village, police say

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