Ken Nishimura, a 28-year-old karate athlete from Fukuoka who represented Japan in the Tokyo Olympics, has been indicted by the Osaka District Public Prosecutors Office for sexually assaulting a woman who was unable to resist. According to the indictment, around 2022, Nishimura is accused of sexually assaulting a woman who was in a state where she could not resist, and further injuring her through sexual assault. He faces charges of quasi-forcible sexual intercourse resulting in injury and forcible sexual intercourse resulting in injury. The Osaka District Public Prosecutors Office has not disclosed whether Nishimura has admitted to the charges. Nishimura competed in the men’s kumite 75kg category for Japan at the 2021 Tokyo Olympics. Source: KBC
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