Spanish actor Gabriel Guevara arrested over sexual assault

Gabriel Guevara was arrested at the Venice Film Festival this weekend, not for any crime committed while at the Venice film festival but for a crime committed in another country.

Gabriel Guevara 

The actor who is famous for a role in a new Amazon movie was taken into custody by the local police on Saturday while he was in Venice.

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This action stems from an international warrant for his arrest which was issued out of France on a sexual assault charge against him.

The details of the alleged incident is still sketchy and the extradition process might take some time to happen as court of appeals has to weigh in first.

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Gabriel Guevara was actually set to receive a pretty big award on Sunday afternoon from the Filming Italy organization which was going to honor him as the "Best Young Actor."

Upon hearing about his arrest, they scrapped that entirely and put it on hold till after his court case.

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The Venice Film Festival has distant itself from Gabriel Guevara and the whole drama, taking to social media to explicitly note:

He hadn't been accused of any wrongdoing at their event.

Gabriel Guevara is an up-and-coming star who has featured in several movies including: 'My Fault,' and known shows like "Skam Espana," "You're Nothing Special" and "Cómo mandarlo todo a la mierda."