Moroccan boxer arrested after 'attempting to rape two chambermaids at the Olympic Village in Brazil

Brazil: 22-year-old Moroccan boxer Hassan Saada has been arrested and detained by police on Thursday over claims of attempting to rape two chambermaids in the athlete's accommodation at Barra de Tijuca at the Olympic Village in Brazil.

Saada who was taken to a police station near the Olympic Stadium and stripped of his Olympic competitor status will miss out of competing in the games following the allegations.

He expected to be transferred later on Friday to a remand prison in the Polinter district of Rio de Janeiro where he will be formally quized about the allegations.

According to a ruling by investigating judge Larissa Nunes Saly, Saada will remain in custody for 15 days while police investigate the allegations against him.

reports by Rio Police say Saada is accused of attacking the two maids on Tuesday morning.

Police said he requested one of the women to pose for a photograph with him and then asked her if she had a profile on social media. He then pushed the woman up against the wall and tried to kiss her claimed the police report.

Saada is also accused of sexually assaulting the second woman by fondling her breasts, making sexually-graphic gestures towards her and offered her money to perform a sex act on him.

Some of Saada's personal belongings have been seized by police investigator to aid their investigation.

Saada was scheduled to fight in his first game on Saturday August 6 against Turkish competitor Mehmet Nadaradade Unal.