Investigators bring rape charges against athlete Alexander Yemelyanenko

Russia's Investigative Committee (SK) has brought rape charges against mixed martial arts exponent Alexander Yemelyanenko.
"Yemelyanenko is accused of indecent assault of a woman who was a cleaner at his apartment, overnight to March 3, and of stealing the victim's passport," an SK official said.

On May 9, Yemelyanenko was detained in Tambov, Russia, after causing a car crash, and convoyed to Moscow.
Earlier, Investigative Committee spokesman Vladimir Markin said Alexander Yemelyanenko had been put on the wanted list as a rape case suspect. The victim, identified as Polina Stepanova, had been a cleaner in the athlete's apartment.
It is not the first rape allegation against Yemelyanenko.

In August 2013, police checked a report by a 23-year-old woman who claimed Yemelyanenko had raped her in a Moscow apartment. Police questioned Yemelyanenko and inspected the alleged rape scene, but brought no charges as the girl had withdrawn her claim.
In early 2014, a criminal case was opened against Yemelyanenko over beating an elderly man in a Moscow cafe. The parties later settled the matter amicably.

Yemelyanenko, 32, is a multiple world and Russian mixed fighting champion.