New Zealand Athlete Claims He Was Kidnapped by Police in Rio

[Eugene]

Source: Associated Press

New Zealand Athlete Claims He Was Kidnapped by Police in Rio

By LENA MASRI Jul 25, 2016, 12:06 PM ET

A New Zealand athlete claims that he was kidnapped by police at gunpoint in Rio.

Jason Lee, a New Zealand national jiu-jitsu champion, said he was pulled over by two armed police officers, who told him they were doing a routine search for drugs and weapons.

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"First he asked me to stretch my arms, then patted me down. He grabbed my genital area, which was quite a surprise,” Lee told New Zealand website Stuff, where his girlfriend Laura McQuillan works.

Lee said police officers also searched his car. He was then notified that he could not drive in Brazil without carrying his passport, according to Lee.

Police said Lee would be arrested if he didn’t pay 2000 Brazilian Reais (around $610), according to Stuff.

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Read more: http://abcnews.go.com/International/zealand-athlete-claims-kidnapped-police-rio/story?id=40851160

[jonno99]

1. He's lucky to have gotten so far in life without have been "patted-down":

He grabbed my genital area, which was quite a surprise,

I think that is pretty much SOP when they're looking for drugs...

[JonLP24]

2. I don't know about Brazil law

But here you need probable cause which doesn't necessarily stop the cops from fishing.