Paris Olympics 2024: Egyptian wrestler Mohamed “Kesho” Ibrahim arrested for alleged sexual assault

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

“On August 9 at around 5 a.m., a man born in March 1998 in Egypt, a wrestler in the Olympic delegation, was arrested in front of the Oz café,” the Paris prosecutor’s office said in a statement.

It appears 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 was arrested.

The COE added that he would be investigated by its ethics committee and could be banned from competition for life.

“If the allegations are proven, the wrestler will face permanent suspension and will not be able to participate in national and international competitions,” he said.

Kesho was defeated by Azerbaijani Hasrat Jafarov in the first round of the men’s 67kg Greco-Roman wrestling on Wednesday.

The COE said he was allowed to leave the Egyptian camp to watch his weight class final, but did not return and turned off his phone.