VERMILLION, S.D. (AP) – The Latest on sexual assault charges filed against two University of South Dakota football players. (all times local):
10:10 a.m.
Police say two University of South Dakota football players burst into a bedroom and sexually assaulted a woman who was having consensual sex with another teammate.
This undated photo provided by the Clay County Sheriff’s Office in Vermillion, S.D. shows Danny Rambo. Rambo, and Dale Williamson, both University of South Dakota football players have been charged with second-degree rape in an alleged assault this month at an off-campus residence. Police in Vermillion say Rambo and Williamson turned themselves in without incident Monday Oct. 30, 2017. (Clay County Sheriff’s Office via AP)
An affidavit by Vermillion Police Lt. Crystal Brady says the alleged attack Oct. 22 happened at an off-campus residence that suspects Danny Rambo and Dale Williamson share with teammate Adam Harris.
Rambo was charged with felony rape and Williamson with felony attempted rape Monday. They do not have listed attorneys.
Brady says the victim told her Rambo and Williamson entered the bedroom where she was having consensual sex with Harris and assaulted her. Brady says the alleged attack was reported by someone other than the victim.
Harris has not been charged in the attack.
The university suspended all three players for last Saturday’s game against Southern Illinois for unspecified violations of team rules.
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This item has been corrected to show that Williamson was charged with felony attempted rape, not rape.
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7:50 a.m.
Two University of South Dakota football players face rape-related charges in an alleged assault this month at an off-campus residence.
Police in Vermillion, South Dakota, say Danny Rambo and Dale Williamson turned themselves in without incident Monday.
School officials say they received a complaint last week about the Oct. 22 alleged attack and turned it over to police.
University president James W. Abbott says the school is assisting police following the “very troubling accusation.”
The school’s website says Rambo is a junior defensive back from Texarkana, Texas, who was an honorable mention in the Missouri Valley Football Conference selection in 2016. Williamson, from Donalsonville, Georgia, is a sophomore defensive back who played in five games last year.
Police say the investigation continues.
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This item has been corrected to reflect that Williamson has been charged with felony attempted rape, not rape.
This undated photo provided by the Clay County Sheriff’s Office in Vermillion, S.D. shows Dale Williamson. Williamson, and Danny Rambo, both University of South Dakota football players have been charged with second-degree rape in an alleged assault this month at an off-campus residence. Police in Vermillion say Rambo and Williamson turned themselves in without incident Monday Oct. 30, 2017. (Clay County Sheriff’s Office via AP)
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