An unrecognized member of the Canadian Olympic team was sentenced Wednesday to eight months in jail, though no jail time, after being caught red-handed. spying on the New Zealand women’s soccer team with a drone.
The 43-year-old man was arrested on Monday after police patrolling the stadium Auguste-Dury of the city of Saint Etienne (it) was warned about the presence of a stationary drone on the field of play, local network station France Bleu reported.
He Prosecutor of Saint Etienne, David Charmatz, explained that the drone analysis showed that, in addition to recording the New Zealanders on Monday, it was also done two days earlier in another stadium in the area. Also included in the sentence the confiscation of the drone.
He convicted is a technical analystmember of the Canadian team but without official accreditation for the Paris Olympic Games.
The Canadian Olympic Committee (COC) announced in a statement that the convicted man, Joseph Lombardi, “will be sent immediately to Canada”, such as the team’s assistant coach, Jasmine Manderfor whom the former worked.
Moreover, the head coach, Bev Priestman, has decided to retire of the game against New Zealand, which will be played this Thursday, and Soccer Canada staff “must comply with mandatory ethics training,” the COC added.
Source: La Verdad
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