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01-07-2004, 01:15 PM
Prosecutor says allegation wasn't corroborated
Associated Press
PHOENIX -- Charges against Kansas State quarterback Ell Roberson appear unlikely, the Maricopa County attorney said Wednesday.
An acquaintance accused Roberson of sexually assaulting her at a Paradise Valley hotel on New Year's Day, the day before Kansas State played Ohio State in the Tostitos Fiesta Bowl. Roberson has told police the sex was consensual.
The county attorney's office received the report Tuesday and hasn't yet decided on whether to press charges, said Bill FitzGerald, spokesman for the Maricopa County Attorney's Office. He said he didn't know when that decision will be finalized.
Maricopa County Attorney Rick Romley said Wednesday morning in an interview with Phoenix radio station KFYI-AM that although he hadn't yet looked at the police report, charges appeared unlikely because the allegation wasn't corroborated.
Romley also said he wasn't looking at criminal charges because of additional statements made by the woman, though he didn't elaborate.
Roberson was cleared by the university to play in the bowl game.
"A through review of allegations against senior quarterback Ell Roberson has led the university to conclude that no criminal act occurred," athletic director Tim Weiser said last week in a statement.
Last Thursday, Weiser had criticized police for released Roberson's name, even though no charges had been filed.
Link:
http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?id=1702484
Associated Press
PHOENIX -- Charges against Kansas State quarterback Ell Roberson appear unlikely, the Maricopa County attorney said Wednesday.
An acquaintance accused Roberson of sexually assaulting her at a Paradise Valley hotel on New Year's Day, the day before Kansas State played Ohio State in the Tostitos Fiesta Bowl. Roberson has told police the sex was consensual.
The county attorney's office received the report Tuesday and hasn't yet decided on whether to press charges, said Bill FitzGerald, spokesman for the Maricopa County Attorney's Office. He said he didn't know when that decision will be finalized.
Maricopa County Attorney Rick Romley said Wednesday morning in an interview with Phoenix radio station KFYI-AM that although he hadn't yet looked at the police report, charges appeared unlikely because the allegation wasn't corroborated.
Romley also said he wasn't looking at criminal charges because of additional statements made by the woman, though he didn't elaborate.
Roberson was cleared by the university to play in the bowl game.
"A through review of allegations against senior quarterback Ell Roberson has led the university to conclude that no criminal act occurred," athletic director Tim Weiser said last week in a statement.
Last Thursday, Weiser had criticized police for released Roberson's name, even though no charges had been filed.
Link:
http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?id=1702484