A decorated American Olympian says he and three of his teammates were robbed at gunpoint.
Brazilian police say that's not true.
Who's right?
After
days of confusion about what actually happened to Ryan Lochte, James
Feigen, Jack Conger and Gunnar Bentz, there's now video of much of the
incident, which occurred at a gas station in the early morning of August
14.
Bentz and Conger gave
statements Thursday denying having been victims of a robbery and said
that the version of events presented by Lochte was not true, Civil
Police said.
The United States Olympic Committee CEO has apologized for the incident.
On Monday, Lochte called it a robbery. Brazilian authorities disagree.
One thing they do agree on: A gun was brandished and money exchanged hands.
However, the stories seem to diverge at a single point -- when Lochte re-entered a taxi after stopping at the gas station.
The United States Olympic Committee has issued an apology for the incident.
"The
behavior of these athletes is not acceptable, nor does it represent the
values of Team USA or the conduct of the vast majority of its members.
We will further review the matter, and any potential consequences for
the athletes, when we return to the United States," said USOC CEO Scott
Blackmun.
"On behalf of the United
States Olympic Committee, we apologize to our hosts in Rio and the
people of Brazil for this distracting ordeal in the midst of what should
rightly be a celebration of excellence."
The statement says that the incident, as the they understand it, happened at a gas station.
The four stopped to use a restroom where one of them committed an act of vandalism.
"An
argument ensued between the athletes and two armed gas station security
staff, who displayed their weapons, ordered the athletes from their
vehicle and demanded the athletes provide a monetary payment," the
statement said. "Once the security officials received money from the
athletes, the athletes were allowed to leave."
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