CUIABA, June 15 — Authorities in the Brazilian state of Mato Grosso are investigating the alleged attempted rape of an American woman on Friday night in the city that hosted the World Cup football match between Chile and Australia.
The woman, 24, was accompanied by US Embassy officials to a hospital in Cuiaba, the state capital, a statement from the Mato Grosso state civil police said yesterday.
A medical exam later found that rape had not actually been committed and that police were waiting on additional tests, according to a second report from public security officials.
The woman and her boyfriend were staying in the home of someone they met during Friday’s World Cup festivities. She woke up screaming with a man on top of her, the police statement said.
Several people were questioned about the incident, including the owner of the residence, but no arrests have been made.
A US Embassy spokeswoman in Brasilia said the embassy was aware of the case but could not comment due to privacy laws. — Reuters
