Rafael de Freitas is denying the sexual assault charges levied against him by one of his students stemming from an incident on Nov. 7.
The Albuquerque, New Mexico-based jiu-jitsu instructor and MMA veteran has been jailed after being accused of drugging and raping a client on that aforementioned date. Bowles Law Firm, which is representing de Freitas in the case, released a statement on the situation Wednesday.
The full statement, which was first obtained by MMAjunkie.com , is as follows:
We represent Rafael de Freitas Barata, a well-loved and very accomplished ju-jitsu practitioner.