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Post by CFF on Jul 24, 2014 17:46:36 GMT -5
AUSTIN, Texas -- Two University of Texas football players were arrested and charged Thursday with felony sexual assault after a female student said she was raped in a campus dorm room last month.
Wide receivers Kendall Sanders and Montrel Meander were in custody at the university police station. According to an arrest affidavit, Sanders and Meander texted each other during earlier interviews with police to "get their story straight," and Sanders also faces a charge of improper photography tied to the alleged assault on June 21.
First-year Longhorns coach Charlie Strong, who will welcome his team to preseason training camp in two weeks, said he has suspended both players.
Kendall Sanders Kendall Sanders, a junior wide receiver for the Longhorns, has played in 23 career games and started seven last season.
"We've been monitoring and addressing the situation with Kendall and Montrel since it was brought to our attention," Strong said in a statement released by the school. "It's been made clear to everyone on our team that treating women with respect is one of our core values, and I'm extremely disappointed that two young men in our program have been accused of not doing that."
The sexual assault charges carry prison terms of two to 20 years.
"It's a shame that a mere allegation can affect a young man's life to the extent this will," said Sanders' attorney, Brian Roark. "Kendall Sanders is innocent, though, and eventually, that will be proven."
According to arrest affidavits, the alleged victim knew both men for more than a year.
Police said they were called to her dorm at 3:43 a.m. and found the woman under an entryway service desk, crying, barefoot and disheveled. The woman told police she had gone to Austin's Sixth Street entertainment district with friends and agreed to return to Meander's dorm, where they began to have consensual sex.
Sanders then knocked on the door, and Meander let him in, according to police. The woman said Meander went into the bathroom and that Sanders forced her to have vaginal and anal sex.
Meander returned and joined the assault despite her telling both of them to stop, according to police. She told police that she also suspected that Sanders used his mobile phone to take a picture or video of her.
Detectives separately interviewed both players at the university police station. Police said the players agreed to let police look at pictures on their phones, and detectives said they found at least one photo of the victim.
"The university campus must be an environment free from all sexual assault and violence," Texas president Bill Powers said in a statement released Thursday. "At the University of Texas at Austin, student safety is our top priority and we are involved with the national efforts to prevent a culture of sexual violence from taking root on campuses. We educate all of our students about preventing sexual assault and vigorously investigate all allegations so we can take the appropriate action."
Sanders, a junior, has played in 23 career games and started seven last year. He has 39 career receptions for 376 yards and one touchdown. Sanders was suspended for the 2013 season opener after a drunken-driving arrest. Meander is a redshirt freshman who did not play last season.
Powers' statement said the allegations have been and will continue to be thoroughly investigated and that the university has undertaken an internal student judicial review.
"I commend [UT police] Chief Carter for conducting a fair and thorough investigation and Coach Strong for making a decision that is in the best interest of his team and the university," Powers said. "We encourage everyone to respect both the criminal and administrative review processes as they continue."
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Post by bigdawgs on Jul 24, 2014 17:49:34 GMT -5
Damn, I wish Mark Richt was such a "stong" disciplinarian.
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Post by CFF on Jul 24, 2014 17:56:33 GMT -5
Damn, I wish Mark Richt was such a "stong" disciplinarian. Mark Richt has lost control of Texas!
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Post by Wolferuns on Jul 25, 2014 13:57:35 GMT -5
Damn I guess they thought they were Texas Noles. Just think if they went to the right school nothing would be said until they stole some seafood.
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Post by Wolferuns on Jul 25, 2014 13:57:51 GMT -5
3....2.....1.....
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Post by Deleted on Jul 25, 2014 16:54:02 GMT -5
well not surprised..... I mean for one, its not FSU so i expected them to actually be charged.... I am not surprised the school has known of this for over a MONTH and a half and NOT done anything. I mean, the "wait and see" approach is always the way to go..... Then again, its Texas, so assult on Women is not as big of a deal as assult on boys.....
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Post by Deleted on Jul 25, 2014 18:15:56 GMT -5
Bethel was handeled 100% correctly.
He was charged with assult, 24 hours later he was off the team.... the courts ran there system, he was cleared, he was invited back...
10000% the correct way. It was in his best intrest as well since he was free to leave the school before the next semester.... or he could have been cut after that and screwed even more....
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Post by CFF on Jul 25, 2014 19:14:01 GMT -5
Bethel was handeled 100% correctly. He was charged with assult, 24 hours later he was off the team.... the courts ran there system, he was cleared, he was invited back... 10000% the correct way. It was in his best intrest as well since he was free to leave the school before the next semester.... or he could have been cut after that and screwed even more.... Texas Tech handled that very poorly. You can back pedal and take up for your team if you want, but it has potential to be a very good lawsuit.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 25, 2014 19:35:00 GMT -5
No lawsuits
You forget plying football is not "a right".
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Post by CFF on Jul 25, 2014 19:44:02 GMT -5
No lawsuits You forget plying football is not "a right". Putting out false information to the media is grounds for a civil suit.
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Post by 96Ag on Jul 25, 2014 19:58:12 GMT -5
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Post by Deleted on Jul 26, 2014 2:49:10 GMT -5
No lawsuits You forget plying football is not "a right". Putting out false information to the media is grounds for a civil suit. TTU said nothing. The Lubbock AJ paper "broke" the story. If any could be sued it's the paper.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 26, 2014 2:52:41 GMT -5
Kinda like the "dog shit and spray painting of a certain TAMU bus? "Unjustly dragging people's name through the mud, false reports, outright lying, incomplete police investigation, media furestorm creating, bullshit artist" is more if tamu style than TTU....
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Post by LEE Fn TORSO on Jul 26, 2014 3:35:39 GMT -5
Strong fucked himself.. when..drum roll... again... like all others before him... he dissed UL to take a losing proposition. Strong rode the coat tails of THEE UL PROGRAM... and now he must prove that "Coaching" is something special... even with a dumpster Program like Texas... good gawd. I give Strong 2 years.. and he becomes a wash out. Ask Bobby Petrino...and why Petrino is back at UL. Damn..when will The Media talk about UL as The Premier Program that it is.
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Post by 96Ag on Jul 26, 2014 7:10:33 GMT -5
Kinda like the "dog shit and spray painting of a certain TAMU bus? "Unjustly dragging people's name through the mud, false reports, outright lying, incomplete police investigation, media furestorm creating, bullshit artist" is more if tamu style than TTU.... I'm not even sure what you just said or why you said it but... Posted the day after he was dismissed from the team... As of right now, no charges filed on bethel either......
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Post by 96Ag on Jul 26, 2014 7:23:13 GMT -5
We'll there you go: "Texas Tech announces Friday July 4th that Battle will be Suspended for the month if November for her role in instigating a physical altercation with Football player Nigel Bethel II...." So now we are even more confused/pissed. "Double standard"? They admit she started it, admit she was first with some kind if physical attack, but she is given a month, while Bethel is kicked out of school? Total cluster fuck. It really does not appear that you though they handled it correctly. I know you agree with the end result, but even you did not agree with how TT handled the situation.
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Post by CFF on Jul 26, 2014 8:04:12 GMT -5
We'll there you go: "Texas Tech announces Friday July 4th that Battle will be Suspended for the month if November for her role in instigating a physical altercation with Football player Nigel Bethel II...." So now we are even more confused/pissed. "Double standard"? They admit she started it, admit she was first with some kind if physical attack, but she is given a month, while Bethel is kicked out of school? Total cluster fuck. It really does not appear that you though they handled it correctly. I know you agree with the end result, but even you did not agree with how TT handled the situation. Quit living in the past. The past doesn't mean dick!
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Post by Deleted on Jul 26, 2014 10:11:35 GMT -5
of the information i had that was given by 2 seperate articles by the Lubbock Avelanche journal news and off eye witness statements i would say i i had a right to feel that way....
and i said all along "kick one off, you gotta kick the other off"..... I was not as pissed about Bethel being kicked off as i was Battle NOT being kicked off.
which again goes to fit when i call out teams that do not kick kids off involved in this kinda stuff and rather just see if it goes away.
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Post by CFF on Jul 26, 2014 10:27:58 GMT -5
of the information i had that was given by 2 seperate articles by the Lubbock Avelanche journal news and off eye witness statements i would say i i had a right to feel that way.... and i said all along "kick one off, you gotta kick the other off"..... I was not as pissed about Bethel being kicked off as i was Battle NOT being kicked off. which again goes to fit when i call out teams that do not kick kids off involved in this kinda stuff and rather just see if it goes away. Have you ever heard of "Due Process"? People have lives ruined by people responding to the lynch mob mentality when they may not be guilty of what is initially reported. I believe that you have to gather as much of the evidence as possible before making any decisions.
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Post by 96Ag on Jul 26, 2014 10:53:55 GMT -5
of the information i had that was given by 2 seperate articles by the Lubbock Avelanche journal news and off eye witness statements i would say i i had a right to feel that way.... and i said all along "kick one off, you gotta kick the other off"..... I was not as pissed about Bethel being kicked off as i was Battle NOT being kicked off. which again goes to fit when i call out teams that do not kick kids off involved in this kinda stuff and rather just see if it goes away. Have you ever heard of "Due Process"? People have lives ruined by people responding to the lynch mob mentality when they may not be guilty of what is initially reported. I believe that you have to gather as much of the evidence as possible before making any decisions. ^^Exactly^^ By his own admission, the AD did not even look at the video before deciding to dismiss him. Had he seen the video before dismissing him, I would be much more supportive of the quick dismissal. And you were speaking of the video evidence before they announced that any charges would be filed...so enough people had seen the video to talk about it on TTU message boards, so I would think the AD had access to it.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 26, 2014 13:46:36 GMT -5
NO. His rights were not violated, he has no criminal complaints against TTU....
There is a code of conduct clause, and if you punch another student in the face you can be kicked off a team INSTANTLY. with no question. Period, End of story.
The fact that 'blah blah blah came out" does nothing. The public out cry, victim out cry, and Bethel's plea to come back is what got him back in AFTER he was fleared of legal wrong doing.
Its so cut and dry i realize you can comprehend it... I know the normal thing to do in the NCAA is to handel it internally, over months at a time, or make it go away... to wait and see, to suspend them for the FCS game, etc etc etc blah blah.....
No rights violated, no laws broken, no by-laws broken on Techs part. End of story.
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Post by CFF on Jul 26, 2014 14:10:40 GMT -5
NO. His rights were not violated, he has no criminal complaints against TTU.... There is a code of conduct clause, and if you punch another student in the face you can be kicked off a team INSTANTLY. with no question. Period, End of story. The fact that 'blah blah blah came out" does nothing. The public out cry, victim out cry, and Bethel's plea to come back is what got him back in AFTER he was fleared of legal wrong doing. Its so cut and dry i realize you can comprehend it... I know the normal thing to do in the NCAA is to handel it internally, over months at a time, or make it go away... to wait and see, to suspend them for the FCS game, etc etc etc blah blah..... No rights violated, no laws broken, no by-laws broken on Techs part. End of story. Then they should not have taken him back. You can't have it both ways. They shouldn't have kicked him off until the facts came out. TTU went back on their word and other recruits are going to take notice.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 26, 2014 18:21:26 GMT -5
NO..... You just can't let it go... you just can't say.. "damn, TTU acted quickly and correctly and after letting all legal issues settle out weighed the topic again and allowed the kid to come back".
its not that hard. You have to work your way/earn your way back, and Bethel did with a lot of help from others around. TTU could have left him off the team easily, but decided to give him another chance.
Our opinions vary, you will never change mine, i will neve change yours. End of topic.
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Post by CFF on Jul 26, 2014 18:50:15 GMT -5
NO..... You just can't let it go... you just can't say.. "damn, TTU acted quickly and correctly and after letting all legal issues settle out weighed the topic again and allowed the kid to come back". its not that hard. You have to work your way/earn your way back, and Bethel did with a lot of help from others around. TTU could have left him off the team easily, but decided to give him another chance. Our opinions vary, you will never change mine, i will neve change yours. End of topic. So he earned his way back in less than a week? TTU screwed this up...on one end or the other. I understand you have your opinion, but it is about as fluid as a politicians during an election year.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 26, 2014 19:26:04 GMT -5
No. He punched a student. Police called. Coaches confirmed. He was kick off team.
The circumstance changed, legal system took their course. A month after his dismissal he was allowed back on team.
Hand eked correctly. Nit how like, but correctly.
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Post by 96Ag on Jul 26, 2014 19:30:42 GMT -5
*Insert Tony's Jennifer lawrence gif here
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Post by CFF on Jul 26, 2014 19:51:50 GMT -5
No. He punched a student. Police called. Coaches confirmed. He was kick off team. The circumstance changed, legal system took their course. A month after his dismissal he was allowed back on team. Hand eked correctly. Nit how like, but correctly. I thought you said your last post was the end of subject. You still haven't changed my mind. I don't believe that they handled it right.
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Post by tonythegator on Jul 26, 2014 21:50:00 GMT -5
*Insert Tony's Jennifer lawrence gif here .
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