Egyptian Olympian Arrested in Paris

Egyptian Olympic wrestler Mohamed ‘Kesho’ Ibrahim has been arrested in Paris for an alleged sexual assault.

The Paris prosecutor’s office released a statement saying: “On August 9 around 5am, a man born in March 1998 in Egypt who was a wrestler in the Olympic delegation was arrested in front of the Oz cafe.”

It is understood he was arrested for allegedly touching the buttocks of another customer at the cafe.

The Egyptian Olympic Committee, EOC, named Kesho, who won a bronze medal at the Tokyo 2020 Games, as the team member who had been arrested.

The EOC added he will be investigated by its ethics committee and could face a life ban from competition.