just only get away with rape on the court....
ATLANTA (CNNSI.com) -- Duke signee Shelden Williams and Oklahoma signee De'Angelo Alexander have been named in a rape complaint in Columbus, Ohio, according to a report in The Oklahoman.
Both Williams, the nation's No. 5 senior according to TheInsiders.com, and Alexander, a top 30 senior by some publications, attend Midwest City High School in Oklahoma. Three other Midwest City basketball players are also a part of the rape investigation, according to the report.
A 19-year-old woman filed a report with Columbus police on Sunday morning alleging Williams, 18, Alexander, 17, and Matthew Kemp, 17 forced her into sexual conduct at the Columbus Hyatt Hotel at about 2 a.m. Sunday morning while two other players watched, according to The Oklahoman.
The Midwest City team was in Columbus, Ohio, to compete in the National Hoops Classic basketball tournament.
No charges have been filed and no arrests have been made. However, Columbus police have questioned Williams and Alexander.
"Detectives are looking at the case at this point," Columbus police spokesman Sherry Mercurio told The Oklahoman.
Williams, Alexander and Kemp are all starters on the Midwest City basketball team. The other two players have been accused of "being in the room when it happened and are part of the investigation," Mercurio told The Oklahoman.
All five players have been suspended from the team pending the investigation. Williams is a 6-foot-9 forward and Alexander is a 6-5 guard.
Midwest City is Oklahoma's top-ranked team in 6A and has been ranked in the top 15 nationally
The headlines were huge. The implications were bad. Newspaper accounts out of Columbus, Ohio, in January 2002 reported a 19-year-old woman's accusations against five players from the visiting Midwest City (Okla.) High basketball team. According to the official police report, the accusation was rape.Williams was among the accused. Big headline
We were in our room getting ready to go to bed, and someone came in, and things got out of hand, and then Coach came in and broke it up," Williams said in a telephone interview.
He declined to elaborate, but said he still hopes to attend Duke and has been in contact with head coach Mike Krzyzewski.
"I talked to Coach K. He told me to keep my head up, and he's praying for me," Williams said.
ATLANTA (CNNSI.com) -- Duke signee Shelden Williams and Oklahoma signee De'Angelo Alexander have been named in a rape complaint in Columbus, Ohio, according to a report in The Oklahoman.
Both Williams, the nation's No. 5 senior according to TheInsiders.com, and Alexander, a top 30 senior by some publications, attend Midwest City High School in Oklahoma. Three other Midwest City basketball players are also a part of the rape investigation, according to the report.
A 19-year-old woman filed a report with Columbus police on Sunday morning alleging Williams, 18, Alexander, 17, and Matthew Kemp, 17 forced her into sexual conduct at the Columbus Hyatt Hotel at about 2 a.m. Sunday morning while two other players watched, according to The Oklahoman.
The Midwest City team was in Columbus, Ohio, to compete in the National Hoops Classic basketball tournament.
No charges have been filed and no arrests have been made. However, Columbus police have questioned Williams and Alexander.
"Detectives are looking at the case at this point," Columbus police spokesman Sherry Mercurio told The Oklahoman.
Williams, Alexander and Kemp are all starters on the Midwest City basketball team. The other two players have been accused of "being in the room when it happened and are part of the investigation," Mercurio told The Oklahoman.
All five players have been suspended from the team pending the investigation. Williams is a 6-foot-9 forward and Alexander is a 6-5 guard.
Midwest City is Oklahoma's top-ranked team in 6A and has been ranked in the top 15 nationally
The headlines were huge. The implications were bad. Newspaper accounts out of Columbus, Ohio, in January 2002 reported a 19-year-old woman's accusations against five players from the visiting Midwest City (Okla.) High basketball team. According to the official police report, the accusation was rape.Williams was among the accused. Big headline
We were in our room getting ready to go to bed, and someone came in, and things got out of hand, and then Coach came in and broke it up," Williams said in a telephone interview.
He declined to elaborate, but said he still hopes to attend Duke and has been in contact with head coach Mike Krzyzewski.
"I talked to Coach K. He told me to keep my head up, and he's praying for me," Williams said.
