Croatian Judo Gold Medalist Barbara Matic’s Father Taken into Police Custody after Sexual Assault

The father of judoka Barbara Matic, gold medalist in the under 70 kg category, is accused of forcibly kissing a volunteer.

The father of Croatian judoka Barbara Matic was taken into police custody in Paris on Thursday August 1 for sexual assault, the Paris prosecutor’s office announced to AFP, confirming information from the ParisianHe is accused by an Olympic volunteer of having kissed her by force.

The Paris prosecutor’s office explained that it received on Wednesday “The complaint of an Olympic volunteer who says she was forced to give herself a non-consensual kiss by the father of a judo champion just after his daughter’s victory”. Barbara Matic won the gold medal in the under 70 kg category.

The man was summoned for a voluntary hearing on Thursday morning and was then taken into custody. The investigation has been entrusted to the police station in the 7th arrondissement of Paris.