Summary A preliminary hearing on the case is scheduled on next Monday.
NEW YORK (Web Desk) - A 24-year-old Indian sportsman has been detained in US over charges of sexually assaulting a 12-year-old girl, reported NDTV.
According to details, Tanveer Hussain reached the small village of Saranac Lake in New York state to participate in World Snowshoe Championships.
The player was apprehended after the statement of girl who accused him of sexually assaulting her, a report in the Adirondack Daily Entreprise said.
"I could not have entered anything else but a not-guilty based on the information I had," his lawyer Brian Barrett said.
"Based on the limited communications I could have with Hussain, it did not allow for me to properly evaluate the case and make an informed decision on behalf of my client", Mr Barrett said.
Moreover, a preliminary hearing on the case is scheduled on next Monday.
