This week we reported on the alleged sexual assault by Rafael Barata Freitas. If you want to know more about the alleged crimes, then you can read more on the original article. As we mentioned in this article, whilst he was jailed he is still innocent until proven guilty. Today his attorney made a statement damning the original claims and was adamant that the charges were false. Here is the attorney’s statement below:
“We represent Rafael de Freitas Barata, a well loved and very accomplished jujitsu practitioner. To date, the public has received one-sided reports of sexual assault based on the word of the alleged victim and a video, which no news agency or the public has seen. We have now watched the video. Let us be clear: these charges are false. The video proves Mr. de Freitas’ innocence of a crime. We will present evidence that she invited Mr. de Freitas over that morning in texts, poured alcohol and had liquid THC, and her actions and responses during the video reflect a completely consensual encounter. Her statements to police also show that she had had motives to bring these false charges. Mr. de Freitas willingly admits and is remorseful about making a terrible error in his marriage and towards his wife. But he is absolutely innocent of any criminal sexual assault and his and his family’s name and reputation have been falsely maligned. We are asking everyone to reserve judgment until all of the evidence is presented in Court.”
It looks like this one will rumble on through the courts and we shall see how it goes. Until then we will have to wait until what the judges decide upon before making further judgements.
