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The brownest of the brown liquors
Ooops, thought this was the Bengals thread. But that Hardy would make a good replacement for Henry.
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Bengals' pick Rucker faces battery, vandalism charges
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<!-- begin text11 div --><!-- begin leftcol --> <!-- template inline --> The Los Angeles City attorney's office has filed charges against former USC defensive end Frostee Rucker for two counts of spousal battery and two counts of vandalism, ESPN's Justine Gubar reports.
Both charges are misdemeanors. Each count of spousal battery, which includes parties who have dated, is punishable by one year maximum in county jail or community service. There is a mandatory $400 fine. Vandalism is punishable by up to six months in jail. If convicted Rucker, who was drafted by the Bengals in the third round of April's NFL draft, could face up to three years in county jail.
The charges stem from one incident in early August 2005 that took place at Rucker's Los Angeles apartment.
An arraignment date has been set for July 13.
There is no warrant for Rucker's arrest. He will receive a voluntary appearance letter regarding his arraignment. If he misses his arraignment, then a warrant will be issued.
The complaining witness has requested confidentiality.
Bengals' pick Rucker faces battery, vandalism charges
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<!-- begin text11 div --><!-- begin leftcol --> <!-- template inline --> The Los Angeles City attorney's office has filed charges against former USC defensive end Frostee Rucker for two counts of spousal battery and two counts of vandalism, ESPN's Justine Gubar reports.
Both charges are misdemeanors. Each count of spousal battery, which includes parties who have dated, is punishable by one year maximum in county jail or community service. There is a mandatory $400 fine. Vandalism is punishable by up to six months in jail. If convicted Rucker, who was drafted by the Bengals in the third round of April's NFL draft, could face up to three years in county jail.
The charges stem from one incident in early August 2005 that took place at Rucker's Los Angeles apartment.
An arraignment date has been set for July 13.
There is no warrant for Rucker's arrest. He will receive a voluntary appearance letter regarding his arraignment. If he misses his arraignment, then a warrant will be issued.
The complaining witness has requested confidentiality.
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Alabama's Simpson agrees to enter drug treatment program
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BESSEMER, Ala. -- Alabama linebacker Juwan Simpson agreed to enter a pre-trial drug program during a brief court appearance that a defense attorney said was the first step toward resolving misdemeanor marijuana, theft and weapons charges.
Simpson, 21, was arrested May 20 by a sheriff's officer after being stopped for erratic driving on Interstate 20/59 west of Birmingham. He was charged with marijuana possession, receiving stolen property and carrying a pistol without a permit.
He agreed to enter a court-based drug treatment program during a hearing Tuesday before District Judge Eric Fancher. Simpson's lawyer, H. Lewis Gillis, said the entire case would likely be resolved without a trial.
"We fully expect all of these charges to disappear and be dismissed," Gillis said.
Alabama coach Mike Shula has not announced any punishment for Simpson, who is a key returning player on the Crimson Tide's defense. Gillis said he spoke with Shula once and plans to let him see the case file to resolve any lingering questions the coach may have.
Simpson already has earned his bachelor's degree from the university and is pursuing a second one in criminal justice.
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Alabama's Simpson agrees to enter drug treatment program
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BESSEMER, Ala. -- Alabama linebacker Juwan Simpson agreed to enter a pre-trial drug program during a brief court appearance that a defense attorney said was the first step toward resolving misdemeanor marijuana, theft and weapons charges.
Simpson, 21, was arrested May 20 by a sheriff's officer after being stopped for erratic driving on Interstate 20/59 west of Birmingham. He was charged with marijuana possession, receiving stolen property and carrying a pistol without a permit.
He agreed to enter a court-based drug treatment program during a hearing Tuesday before District Judge Eric Fancher. Simpson's lawyer, H. Lewis Gillis, said the entire case would likely be resolved without a trial.
"We fully expect all of these charges to disappear and be dismissed," Gillis said.
Alabama coach Mike Shula has not announced any punishment for Simpson, who is a key returning player on the Crimson Tide's defense. Gillis said he spoke with Shula once and plans to let him see the case file to resolve any lingering questions the coach may have.
Simpson already has earned his bachelor's degree from the university and is pursuing a second one in criminal justice.
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Serenity now
The incident occurs before the 2005 football season, but the charges are just getting filed? Hmmmmm
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Gators suspend Atkins
But Florida declines request for release for a transfer
Posted: Thursday June 22, 2006 5:13PM
GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) -- Florida indefinitely suspended defensive back Avery Atkins following allegations that he beat the mother of his child, but declined the sophomore's request to be released so he could transfer to another school.
Atkins allegedly punched Benarah Sanford several times and held her against her will in her car in Daytona Beach over the weekend, according to a police report. Atkins said he only acted in self defense when she attacked him and he denied keeping her in the car. No charges have been filed in the case, which remains open.
Atkins, a possible starter, told the Orlando Sentinel he tried to leave the school, but coach Urban Meyer and school officials denied his request earlier this month.
"I asked, but they wouldn't give it," Atkins said Wednesday. "I feel like a person should be able to make his own decisions. They're trying to tell me what to do."
Meyer said Atkins is the first player to whom he has not granted a release in his five-plus years as a head coach.
Meyer indefinitely suspended Atkins on Monday, saying the player "has some issues to deal with before he can participate in any of our team activities."
Atkins missed the end of spring practice in April to tend to a family issue.
"I've talked to him, talked to his family," Meyer said. "We feel like it's in his best interest to try to fight through this and not be scared of the issues."
Atkins said he and Sanford are communicating, and neither expects to be arrested.
"It will probably be all over by the beginning of next week," he said.
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Gators suspend Atkins
But Florida declines request for release for a transfer
Posted: Thursday June 22, 2006 5:13PM
GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) -- Florida indefinitely suspended defensive back Avery Atkins following allegations that he beat the mother of his child, but declined the sophomore's request to be released so he could transfer to another school.
Atkins allegedly punched Benarah Sanford several times and held her against her will in her car in Daytona Beach over the weekend, according to a police report. Atkins said he only acted in self defense when she attacked him and he denied keeping her in the car. No charges have been filed in the case, which remains open.
Atkins, a possible starter, told the Orlando Sentinel he tried to leave the school, but coach Urban Meyer and school officials denied his request earlier this month.
"I asked, but they wouldn't give it," Atkins said Wednesday. "I feel like a person should be able to make his own decisions. They're trying to tell me what to do."
Meyer said Atkins is the first player to whom he has not granted a release in his five-plus years as a head coach.
Meyer indefinitely suspended Atkins on Monday, saying the player "has some issues to deal with before he can participate in any of our team activities."
Atkins missed the end of spring practice in April to tend to a family issue.
"I've talked to him, talked to his family," Meyer said. "We feel like it's in his best interest to try to fight through this and not be scared of the issues."
Atkins said he and Sanford are communicating, and neither expects to be arrested.
"It will probably be all over by the beginning of next week," he said.
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Published June 24, 2006
<hr noshade="noshade" size="1"> Florida State football coach Bobby Bowden dismissed receiver/kick returner Kenny O'Neal for "conduct detrimental to the team," losing a promising big-play option.
O'Neal, 20, an All-America sprinter in 2005, had not been running track since April so he could concentrate on academics and football. According to the Florida Department of Law Enforcement, he has no criminal record.
As a redshirt freshman last year, he had five catches for 110 yards (75 coming on one catch against Syracuse) and a team-high 503 yards on 21 kickoff returns.
Meanwhile, backup cornerback Trevor Ford, a rising redshirt sophomore from Miami Northwestern, released a statement through the school that he intends to "transfer for personal reasons." Ford, who missed about half the season with neck and shoulder injuries, had six tackles (two in the ACC Championship Game win against Virginia Tech) and broke up one pass.
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Published June 24, 2006
<hr noshade="noshade" size="1"> Florida State football coach Bobby Bowden dismissed receiver/kick returner Kenny O'Neal for "conduct detrimental to the team," losing a promising big-play option.
O'Neal, 20, an All-America sprinter in 2005, had not been running track since April so he could concentrate on academics and football. According to the Florida Department of Law Enforcement, he has no criminal record.
As a redshirt freshman last year, he had five catches for 110 yards (75 coming on one catch against Syracuse) and a team-high 503 yards on 21 kickoff returns.
Meanwhile, backup cornerback Trevor Ford, a rising redshirt sophomore from Miami Northwestern, released a statement through the school that he intends to "transfer for personal reasons." Ford, who missed about half the season with neck and shoulder injuries, had six tackles (two in the ACC Championship Game win against Virginia Tech) and broke up one pass.
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sandgk
Watson, Crick & A Twist
Whoops - bet that Oregon's recruiting staff is happy with their background checking on this one.
Yet for some teams, background files are a secondary concern. Callahan shows his high moral standards once again.
Can't Oregon's courts be a little more inventive? Alternative programs = road crew?
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Cal's Levy arrested on assault charge
Posted: Monday June 26, 2006 10:05PM
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- California suspended senior quarterback Steve Levy indefinitely on Monday after his arrest on felony assault charges stemming from an alleged bar fight.
Levy, who came off the bench to lead the Golden Bears' season-ending victories over Stanford and Brigham Young last season, spent most of Sunday in San Francisco County Jail after his arrest on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon other than a firearm.
According to police, the weapon was a pint glass from Kells Irish Restaurant and Pub in San Francisco's North Beach neighborhood. After a bar employee broke up a dispute between Levy and another patron early Sunday morning, the quarterback picked up the glass and hit the employee in the face, San Francisco police Sgt. Neville Gittens said.
The 22-year-old Levy apparently tried to leave the bar after the incident, but was detained by people on the street until police arrived, Gittens said.
"We're aware of the situation with Steve, and he will be suspended from all team activities until we have more information," coach Jeff Tedford said.
Levy, a longtime backup who played fullback for one season earlier in his career, led the Golden Bears to season-ending wins in the Big Game and the Las Vegas Bowl in his first two career starts.
He was expected to compete for the starting job again when Cal's players report to training camp on Aug. 6, though Nate Longshore and Joe Ayoob moved ahead of him on the depth chart after Cal's spring game in April.
"We have taken our initial action," athletic director Sandy Barbour said. "Now we're gathering information, and any further action will take place after we feel like we have the complete facts."
Levy, a New York native, attended an elite New Jersey prep school before joining the Bears in 2002.
Cal's Levy arrested on assault charge
Posted: Monday June 26, 2006 10:05PM
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- California suspended senior quarterback Steve Levy indefinitely on Monday after his arrest on felony assault charges stemming from an alleged bar fight.
Levy, who came off the bench to lead the Golden Bears' season-ending victories over Stanford and Brigham Young last season, spent most of Sunday in San Francisco County Jail after his arrest on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon other than a firearm.
According to police, the weapon was a pint glass from Kells Irish Restaurant and Pub in San Francisco's North Beach neighborhood. After a bar employee broke up a dispute between Levy and another patron early Sunday morning, the quarterback picked up the glass and hit the employee in the face, San Francisco police Sgt. Neville Gittens said.
The 22-year-old Levy apparently tried to leave the bar after the incident, but was detained by people on the street until police arrived, Gittens said.
"We're aware of the situation with Steve, and he will be suspended from all team activities until we have more information," coach Jeff Tedford said.
Levy, a longtime backup who played fullback for one season earlier in his career, led the Golden Bears to season-ending wins in the Big Game and the Las Vegas Bowl in his first two career starts.
He was expected to compete for the starting job again when Cal's players report to training camp on Aug. 6, though Nate Longshore and Joe Ayoob moved ahead of him on the depth chart after Cal's spring game in April.
"We have taken our initial action," athletic director Sandy Barbour said. "Now we're gathering information, and any further action will take place after we feel like we have the complete facts."
Levy, a New York native, attended an elite New Jersey prep school before joining the Bears in 2002.
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Asking for a release didn't work. Embarrassing the program apparently did.
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Atkins granted release from Florida
Posted: Friday June 30, 2006 9:26PM
GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) -- Troubled cornerback Avery Atkins, accused of striking the mother of his 2-month-old child last week, has been released from Florida's football program.
Atkins asked for his release before the alleged battery, but coach Urban Meyer denied the request after talking with family members. Meyer relented Thursday.
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"After a complete evaluation, we have granted Avery Atkins his release from the Florida football program," Meyer said in a statement.
Atkins allegedly punched Benarah Sanford several times and held her against her will in her car in Daytona Beach, according to a police report. Atkins said he only acted in self defense when she attacked him and he denied keeping her in the car. No arrests have been made and no charges have been filed in the case.
Atkins was suspended indefinitely.
A sophomore slated to start for the Gators this fall, Atkins had an interception against Florida State last season. He missed the end of spring practice in April to tend to a family issue.
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Atkins granted release from Florida
Posted: Friday June 30, 2006 9:26PM
GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) -- Troubled cornerback Avery Atkins, accused of striking the mother of his 2-month-old child last week, has been released from Florida's football program.
Atkins asked for his release before the alleged battery, but coach Urban Meyer denied the request after talking with family members. Meyer relented Thursday.
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"After a complete evaluation, we have granted Avery Atkins his release from the Florida football program," Meyer said in a statement.
Atkins allegedly punched Benarah Sanford several times and held her against her will in her car in Daytona Beach, according to a police report. Atkins said he only acted in self defense when she attacked him and he denied keeping her in the car. No arrests have been made and no charges have been filed in the case.
Atkins was suspended indefinitely.
A sophomore slated to start for the Gators this fall, Atkins had an interception against Florida State last season. He missed the end of spring practice in April to tend to a family issue.
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sandgk
Watson, Crick & A Twist
Levy is suspended for one game following this assault with a weapon (and anyone who has seen a bar fight with glass knows how dangerous that can be).
The game for which Levy is suspended is against the Vols in Knoxville (can we all say irony in unison).
Of course, the impact that has on Cal's team when they face Tennessee is a relevant issue. Fact is that Levy is so far off the depth chart (even though 2-0 as a starter) that he is effectively invisible. As for the legal side, if he is found guilty Levy should be behind bars.
The game for which Levy is suspended is against the Vols in Knoxville (can we all say irony in unison).
Of course, the impact that has on Cal's team when they face Tennessee is a relevant issue. Fact is that Levy is so far off the depth chart (even though 2-0 as a starter) that he is effectively invisible. As for the legal side, if he is found guilty Levy should be behind bars.
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Fired up! Ready to go!
Harvard = Thug U. 
Football captain at Harvard suspended
Thomas facing criminal charges
By Bob Hohler, Globe Staff | July 8, 2006
CAMBRIDGE -- The Harvard University football captain has been indefinitely suspended and faces possible dismissal from the team as he prepares for a hearing on multiple criminal charges, including assault and battery domestic abuse and breaking and entering with intent to commit a felony at a campus dorm.
Matthew C. Thomas, an all-Ivy linebacker who last November was named the 133d football captain in school history, was arrested June 5 after he allegedly broke into the room of his former girlfriend in Gilbert Hall at Currier House and physically abused her, according to a criminal complaint filed by Harvard police in Cambridge District Court.
Witnesses said they first saw Thomas, who is 6 feet 1 inch and weighs 245 pounds, ``strangling [the alleged victim] with one hand" before ``he suddenly lifted her and drove his knee into her chest," according to a Harvard police report accompanying the complaint.
Police said the woman was transported by ambulance to Mount Auburn Hospital, where she was treated for her injuries, including a large welt on her lower back.
``I'm deeply troubled by the allegations," Harvard coach Tim Murphy said yesterday. ``Based on his arrest, I suspended him indefinitely from the team on June 8. If the allegations prove to be true, he will be dismissed from the team. We are just awaiting due process."
Thomas, 22, a senior from Mount Airy, Md., also was charged with malicious destruction of property for allegedly damaging the lock and door to his former girlfriend's room. He is scheduled to appear at a pretrial hearing July 19 in Cambridge District Court. He could not be reached for comment.
Thomas was arrested several weeks after two senior teammates -- tight end Dan Lane, of Coral Springs, Fla., and defensive back James Velissaris, of Chicago -- were disciplined for a drinking-related altercation with a shuttle bus driver outside Currier House. Both were suspended for next season's opener Sept. 16 against Holy Cross at Harvard Stadium.
Last year, Russell Schober, then an 18-year-old sophomore free safety from Webster, Texas, was arrested near Harvard Square and charged with possessing a small amount of marijuana and being a minor in possession of alcohol. A judge in Cambridge District Court found sufficient facts to continue the case without a finding and placed Schober on unsupervised probation for six months. The charges then were dismissed last Oct. 15, after Schober paid $50 in court costs.
Murphy suspended Schober from the team because of the incident, and Schober missed eight games last year during Harvard's 7-3 season.
When Murphy was asked if he were concerned about the series of alcohol-related incidents involving the Harvard team, he said, ``I think we're a microcosm of society. I think any college administrator is concerned about [students] drinking in college. I'm not sure that was any different 20 years ago."
In the latest incident, the alleged victim was described as ``a thin young woman" who ``was in obvious distress and having difficulty breathing and in an apparent state of panic, begging for an Emergency Medical Technician" when officers arrived, according to the police report. The woman said she and Thomas had separately attended the Senior Soiree, where both had been drinking, though she described Thomas as ``more intoxicated," the police reported.
The alleged victim told police she went to her room despite receiving a call warning her to stay away because Thomas was there. Police said she discovered Thomas passed out on the floor.
``She woke him to confront him about a relationship that he was involved in with another woman," the report said. ``She stated she poked him and yelling ensued between the two. He then jumped up and began to strike her about the body."
The police report said a witness told them that Michael Lucas, a senior fullback from Naperville, Ill., had placed Thomas on the bed in the alleged victim's room and told the witness Thomas was ``quite drunk and needed to sleep it off."
Officers said they needed to awaken Thomas after they aided the alleged victim. Their report said Thomas appeared confused about why police were there and, at first, about where he was. He was later arraigned in Cambridge District Court, where a judge found probable cause to proceed with the case. His arrest was reported June 22 by the Harvard Crimson.
Murphy suggested it would be unfair to characterize the recent series of incidents as representative of the teams he has coached at Harvard since 1994.
``I think I'm probably tougher on the kids than the college is," Murphy said. ``I think our kids have had a remarkable record of citizenship over the last 13 years."
http://www.boston.com/sports/colleg..._captain_at_harvard_suspended/?p1=MEWell_Pos4
Football captain at Harvard suspended
Thomas facing criminal charges
By Bob Hohler, Globe Staff | July 8, 2006
CAMBRIDGE -- The Harvard University football captain has been indefinitely suspended and faces possible dismissal from the team as he prepares for a hearing on multiple criminal charges, including assault and battery domestic abuse and breaking and entering with intent to commit a felony at a campus dorm.
Matthew C. Thomas, an all-Ivy linebacker who last November was named the 133d football captain in school history, was arrested June 5 after he allegedly broke into the room of his former girlfriend in Gilbert Hall at Currier House and physically abused her, according to a criminal complaint filed by Harvard police in Cambridge District Court.
Witnesses said they first saw Thomas, who is 6 feet 1 inch and weighs 245 pounds, ``strangling [the alleged victim] with one hand" before ``he suddenly lifted her and drove his knee into her chest," according to a Harvard police report accompanying the complaint.
Police said the woman was transported by ambulance to Mount Auburn Hospital, where she was treated for her injuries, including a large welt on her lower back.
``I'm deeply troubled by the allegations," Harvard coach Tim Murphy said yesterday. ``Based on his arrest, I suspended him indefinitely from the team on June 8. If the allegations prove to be true, he will be dismissed from the team. We are just awaiting due process."
Thomas, 22, a senior from Mount Airy, Md., also was charged with malicious destruction of property for allegedly damaging the lock and door to his former girlfriend's room. He is scheduled to appear at a pretrial hearing July 19 in Cambridge District Court. He could not be reached for comment.
Thomas was arrested several weeks after two senior teammates -- tight end Dan Lane, of Coral Springs, Fla., and defensive back James Velissaris, of Chicago -- were disciplined for a drinking-related altercation with a shuttle bus driver outside Currier House. Both were suspended for next season's opener Sept. 16 against Holy Cross at Harvard Stadium.
Last year, Russell Schober, then an 18-year-old sophomore free safety from Webster, Texas, was arrested near Harvard Square and charged with possessing a small amount of marijuana and being a minor in possession of alcohol. A judge in Cambridge District Court found sufficient facts to continue the case without a finding and placed Schober on unsupervised probation for six months. The charges then were dismissed last Oct. 15, after Schober paid $50 in court costs.
Murphy suspended Schober from the team because of the incident, and Schober missed eight games last year during Harvard's 7-3 season.
When Murphy was asked if he were concerned about the series of alcohol-related incidents involving the Harvard team, he said, ``I think we're a microcosm of society. I think any college administrator is concerned about [students] drinking in college. I'm not sure that was any different 20 years ago."
In the latest incident, the alleged victim was described as ``a thin young woman" who ``was in obvious distress and having difficulty breathing and in an apparent state of panic, begging for an Emergency Medical Technician" when officers arrived, according to the police report. The woman said she and Thomas had separately attended the Senior Soiree, where both had been drinking, though she described Thomas as ``more intoxicated," the police reported.
The alleged victim told police she went to her room despite receiving a call warning her to stay away because Thomas was there. Police said she discovered Thomas passed out on the floor.
``She woke him to confront him about a relationship that he was involved in with another woman," the report said. ``She stated she poked him and yelling ensued between the two. He then jumped up and began to strike her about the body."
The police report said a witness told them that Michael Lucas, a senior fullback from Naperville, Ill., had placed Thomas on the bed in the alleged victim's room and told the witness Thomas was ``quite drunk and needed to sleep it off."
Officers said they needed to awaken Thomas after they aided the alleged victim. Their report said Thomas appeared confused about why police were there and, at first, about where he was. He was later arraigned in Cambridge District Court, where a judge found probable cause to proceed with the case. His arrest was reported June 22 by the Harvard Crimson.
Murphy suggested it would be unfair to characterize the recent series of incidents as representative of the teams he has coached at Harvard since 1994.
``I think I'm probably tougher on the kids than the college is," Murphy said. ``I think our kids have had a remarkable record of citizenship over the last 13 years."
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Watson, Crick & A Twist
This is Simply Gross
11-year old victim? What type of sick deviants would do such a thing?
First report
11-year old victim? What type of sick deviants would do such a thing?
First report
A Follow-up report
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Two arrests have been made in the Saturday attack, and officials said they have identified eight others as persons of interest. Most or all are students at either Fresno City College or Reedley College, police said.
The alleged victim went to an apartment complex on Saturday night to visit an acquaintance, said police spokesman Jeff Cardinale. While she was inside one of the apartments, she allegedly was sexually assaulted multiple times by several men.
The girl fled the apartment and sought help from a couple on the street, who called police. She suffered no serious physical injuries, but was taken to a hospital for an examination and is now in the care of Child Protective Services.
Mackey Davis, 20, and Eddie Scott, 19, were arrested on suspicion of child molestation with a victim under 14 and oral copulation with a victim under 18. Both were being held on $100,000 bail.
The rape allegedly took place in apartments that house some Fresno City College football players. Davis and Scott were students at Reedley and may have been in the process of transferring to Fresno City College, Cardinale said.
"We're very much concerned about what's going on," said Ned Doffoney, president of Fresno City College. "Right now we just want to look into what ties there are with the college and make sure that everyone's rights are being respected."
Officials at Reedley College said they were working with police and did not want to comment on an ongoing investigation.
It was not immediately clear if Davis and Scott had attorneys Monday.
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