SAO PAULO (AP) A Brazilian court has dismissed the criminal case against U.S. swimmer Ryan Lochte, who had been charged with filing a false robbery report during the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.
The court in Rio confirmed in a statement this week that it tossed out the case after determining that Lochte’s robbery claim made to NBC did not constitute the filing of a fake report.
Jeff Ostrow is a U.S. lawyer for Lochte. He said in a statement to USA Today that they are ”pleased” by the decision and that the court understood ”he committed no crime.