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Ryan Lochte and James Feigen ordered to stay in Brazil | Ryan Lochte and James Feigen ordered to stay in Brazil |
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A judge in Brazil has issued an order preventing US swimmers Ryan Lochte and James Feigen from leaving the country after police queried their evidence in a robbery case. | A judge in Brazil has issued an order preventing US swimmers Ryan Lochte and James Feigen from leaving the country after police queried their evidence in a robbery case. |
Lochte, Feigen and two other members of the US swimming team said they had been robbed at gunpoint in a taxi in Rio. | Lochte, Feigen and two other members of the US swimming team said they had been robbed at gunpoint in a taxi in Rio. |
But police say their account of when they arrived at the Olympic village does not square with CCTV recordings. | But police say their account of when they arrived at the Olympic village does not square with CCTV recordings. |
Lochte's father has said his son left Brazil before the order was issued. | |
The swimmer's Twitter account shows footage of him arriving back in the United States on Monday, | |
Lochte is one of the most successful swimmers in history, with 12 Olympic medals and he once had his own reality television show in the US. | Lochte is one of the most successful swimmers in history, with 12 Olympic medals and he once had his own reality television show in the US. |
In Rio, he swam in two events, winning gold in the 4x200m freestyle relay. | In Rio, he swam in two events, winning gold in the 4x200m freestyle relay. |
Feigen, who told the San Antonio Express he is still in Brazil, won gold in the 4x100m freestyle relay. | |
'Inconsistencies' | 'Inconsistencies' |
Accounts of what happened to the swimmers have been confusing from the beginning. | Accounts of what happened to the swimmers have been confusing from the beginning. |
Lochte first told US TV network NBC about it but International Olympic Committee spokesman Mark Adams said reports of the robbery were "absolutely not true". | Lochte first told US TV network NBC about it but International Olympic Committee spokesman Mark Adams said reports of the robbery were "absolutely not true". |
The US Olympic Committee (USOC) later confirmed the swimmers' accounts. | The US Olympic Committee (USOC) later confirmed the swimmers' accounts. |
Lochte himself told police that he and team mates Feigen, Gunnar Bentz and Jack Conger had all attended a party in the French Olympic team's hospitality house on Saturday evening. | Lochte himself told police that he and team mates Feigen, Gunnar Bentz and Jack Conger had all attended a party in the French Olympic team's hospitality house on Saturday evening. |
He said that during their return drive to the Olympic village, their cab was stopped by men posing as police officers. | He said that during their return drive to the Olympic village, their cab was stopped by men posing as police officers. |
One of the men held a gun to his head, Lochte said, and robbed him of his money and personal belongings. | One of the men held a gun to his head, Lochte said, and robbed him of his money and personal belongings. |
But police investigating the case say they have found no evidence of the robbery. They also point to "inconsistencies" in the swimmers' accounts. | |
Lochte and Feigen told police they and their fellow swimmers had returned to the Olympic village at 04:00 local time (08:00 GMT). | Lochte and Feigen told police they and their fellow swimmers had returned to the Olympic village at 04:00 local time (08:00 GMT). |
But CCTV recordings appear to show the swimmers returning to the Olympic village at 07:00 local time. | But CCTV recordings appear to show the swimmers returning to the Olympic village at 07:00 local time. |
Police say they have not been able to track down the driver who the swimmers said drove them back to the village. | Police say they have not been able to track down the driver who the swimmers said drove them back to the village. |
They also said that Feigen and Lochte gave different accounts of how many men robbed them. | They also said that Feigen and Lochte gave different accounts of how many men robbed them. |
Investigators have requested a search warrant for the rooms the swimmers stayed in with a view to examining Feigen's mobile phone. | Investigators have requested a search warrant for the rooms the swimmers stayed in with a view to examining Feigen's mobile phone. |
The US Olympic Committee (USOC) confirmed that Brazilian police had sought the passports and further testimony from Lochte and Feigen. | The US Olympic Committee (USOC) confirmed that Brazilian police had sought the passports and further testimony from Lochte and Feigen. |
In a statement the committee said: "The swim team moved out of the village after their competition ended, so we were not able to make the athletes available." | In a statement the committee said: "The swim team moved out of the village after their competition ended, so we were not able to make the athletes available." |