Egyptian Olympic wrestler Mohamed ‘Kesho’ Ibrahim was arrested in Paris on August 9 on charges of sexual assault. The Paris prosecutor’s office confirmed that the arrest took place around 5 a.m. outside the Oz Cafe, stating that “a man born in March 1998 in Egypt, who was a wrestler in the Olympic delegation, was arrested in front of the Oz Cafe.”
Ibrahim, a bronze medalist at the Tokyo 2020 Games, was reportedly taken into custody for allegedly touching another patron’s buttocks at the cafe. The Egyptian Olympic Committee (EOC) identified Kesho as the individual involved in the incident and announced that he would face an investigation by its ethics committee. This investigation could lead to a lifetime ban from competition.
“If the allegations are substantiated, the wrestler will face permanent suspension and will be barred from participating in both domestic and international competitions,” the EOC stated.
Earlier in the week, Kesho was eliminated in the first round of the men’s 67kg Greco-Roman wrestling competition by Azerbaijan’s Hasrat Jafarov. The EOC also revealed that Ibrahim had been permitted to leave the Egyptian camp to attend the final of his weight category but failed to return and turned off his phone.
