Thorbjorn Olesen, Danish Golf Star, Arrested on Suspicion of Airplane ‘Sex Assault’

Danish golf star Thorbjorn Olesen was arrested on suspicion of sexually assaulting a passenger during a first class flight from the United States to London, British media reported Thursday. According to The Sun newspaper, 29-year-old Olesen allegedly molested a sleeping woman before urinating in the aisle.

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London, August 2: Danish golf star Thorbjorn Olesen was arrested on suspicion of sexually assaulting a passenger during a first-class flight from the United States to London, British media reported Thursday. According to The Sun newspaper, 29-year-old Olesen allegedly molested a sleeping woman before urinating in the aisle and then getting involved in an abusive tirade with crew on a British Airways flight from Memphis where he had been competing in the St Jude Invitational last weekend. Brazil Police End Neymar Jr. Rape Probe Due to Lack of Evidence, Police Decision to Be Examined by the Prosecutors

 Olesen, a member of the 2019 European Ryder Cup team and a five-time champion on the European Tour, needed to be calmed down by fellow player Ian Poulter. London's Metropolitan Police said a 29-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of sexual assault, being drunk on board an aircraft and failing to comply with the orders of cabin crew. A spokesman said: "He was taken into custody and subsequently released under investigation". Brazil Police Won't Charge Neymar With Rape, Model to Be Probed

 Poulter's agent Paul Dunkley told The Sun that the English star had helped to calm a "slightly intoxicated" passenger, adding: "He (Poulter) then went to sleep and the first he knew of anything else was when the police were waiting at Heathrow."A European Tour spokesman told the Daily Telegraph: "This is an active police matter and therefore we have no comment."

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