A Rio security guard has been arrested after
allegedly raping a firefighter as she slept in the Olympic Park just days
before the opening ceremony.
Genival Ferreira Mendes is said to have put his
hand under the shirt of the woman at 4.30am on Sunday.
The woman, described as a civilian firefighter
in the local media, had been sleeping in temporary accommodation in the
velodrome, which will host its first race in less than two weeks.
Mendes, who was employed as a supervisor by
Gocil, was arrested at the scene, and charged with having 'sexual intercourse'
with a vulnerable person.
A police report noted that 'Genival Ferreira
Mendes was booked in flagrante by crime under Article 217 bis, paragraph one of
the Penal Code'.
If found guilty, faces as long as 15 years
behind bars.
It is not known what checks Gocil carried out
before employing Mendes, who is due before a judge later today.
Brazilian newspaper Globo has shared pictures of
the guard posing with guns from his Facebook page, revealing that he is from
Sao Paolo.
However, a spokesman for Rio 2016 has distanced
itself from the incident.
The spokesman told UOL: 'The Committee rejects
any violence and disrespect. The case was registered in police station to
which, if proven, appropriate penalties in accordance with Brazilian laws are
applied.
'The Committee notes that all outsourced
employees are instructed to follow the code of conduct Rio 2016, which preaches
a professional conduct.'
This is the latest in a series of incidents to
blight the start of the Games, including the collapses of the main launch ramp
for sailing on Saturday, and a body being found in the polluted waters off the
coast.
Police officers and firefighters have also taken
to the streets ahead of the Games to protest after not being paid properly,
claiming the city will not be safe during the two-week competition.
There are also concerns over whether or not all
the competitors accommodation will be ready in time.
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