BSP-06 Four Japan athletes booted from Asian Games in prostitute scandal

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Four Japan athletes booted from Asian Games in prostitute scandal

JAKARTA, Aug 20, 2018 (BSS/AFP) – Four Japanese basketball players have
been sent home from the Asian Games in disgrace for allegedly paying
prostitutes for sex, the Japanese Olympic Committee (JOC) said Monday.

The players were spotted in a notorious red light district of Jakarta in
their national jerseys on Wednesday night, JOC officials told a press
conference, saying the quartet had been sent packing immediately.

BSS/AFP/MR/ 1007 hrs