?The case is closed. Investigators met with the victim on Saturday and during that interview she informed the investigators she didn?t want to pursue charges,? Weiner told BSB.
?We were in the middle of our investigation, and the most important part we needed was an interview with her. At that time, during that interview, that?s when she informed us that she didn?t want to pursue charges so we stopped the investigation. There is no victim at this point in the game."
Weiner said that both Hyde and the alleged victim have two years from the incident date to formally press charges if either party changes their mind. However, once the alleged victim opted not to press charges, the case was officially closed.
"One thing we had to do is interview the victim," he said. "Based upon her statements, we?d go out and interview additional witnesses and interview the accused. At this time, we were not able to do that because as soon as she said she didn?t want to pursue it, we stopped the investigation. It is officially closed.?
Though the police will not formally charge Hyde, his status with the team is still unclear.
OSU head coach Urban Meyer suspended the junior running back indefinitely when details surrounding the incident surfaced, and he said last week that he?d wait for the investigation to conclude before making any decisions.