Rio Olympic Park Guard Arrested in Sex Assault
A private security guard at the Rio Olympic Park has been accused of molesting a female firefighter while she slept 'and could not offer resistance'
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A private guard at Rio Olympic Park has been arrested for sexual assault
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The guard reportedly molested a female firefighter
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The accused faces between two to six years in jail if found guilty
A private security guard at Rio's Olympic Park has been arrested after allegedly sexually assaulting a female firefighter while she slept, police said Monday.
"A security agent from a company working at the velodrome in the Olympic Park was caught red-handed" on Sunday, the police statement said.
He was accused of molesting the woman while she slept 'and could not offer resistance'.
The man faces between two and six years in prison if found guilty, police said.
Security is a major concern at the Rio Olympics, the first held in South America, which open Friday. About 85,000 police and soldiers, as well as thousands of private guards, have been deployed -- double the number used at the 2012 London Games.
Brazil suffers high levels of violence against women, with statistics suggesting that in 2014 a sexual assault took place on average every 11 minutes.