Boxing legend Mike Tyson sent to US after Chile denies entry due to criminal record
Santiago: Former boxing great Mike Tyson was barred from entering Chile today because of his criminal record, airport police said. Immigration police at Santiago international airport tweeted a photo of the 51-year-old former heavyweight champion being escorted by officers "re-embarking" him.
Detectives de #PolicíaInternacional reembarcan a Mike Tyson por no cumplir con Ley de Extranjería. pic.twitter.com/hTVadRENkO
— PDI Chile (@PDI_CHILE) November 9, 2017
It said he was being deported for "not complying with immigration law." The police force explained it had the power to "prohibit the entry into the country of any foreigner who has negative records and/or convictions in their country of origin."
In 1992, Tyson was convicted of raping a teenaged beauty pageant contestant in his hotel room in Indianapolis, Indiana. He was sentenced to six years in prison but released on parole after serving three.
The American had travelled to Chile at the invitation of a TV channel and to take part in an advertising campaign.
Footage of the moment Mike Tyson is escorted by officers of the #Chile Investigations Police to the room where he'll be held until deportation. pic.twitter.com/F7OvrvKEWv
— Guido Mastrangelo (@GuidoGma) November 9, 2017
