Source: minnesota.cbslocal.com --- Friday, December 30, 2016
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Hennepin County Attorney Mike Freeman announced Friday that his office will not file any criminal charges in connection to the Gophers Football sexual assault investigation. Ten student-athletes were suspended indefinitely earlier this month after a 22-year-old woman reported to Minneapolis police that she was raped on the early morning of Sept. 2, just after the team beat Oregon State in their season opener. Hennepin County Attorney Mike Freeman (credit: CBS) Four of the ten players — KiAnte Hardin, Ray Buford, Dior Johnson and Tamarion Johnson – were initially suspended in September. Six more players — Carlton Djam, Seth Green, Kobe McCrary, Antonio Shenault, Mark Williams and Antoine Winfield Jr. — on Dec. 13. “Reviewing the full report and comparing it to the criminal investigation file shows no new significant evidence that would enable prosecutors to bring charges against any individuals that could be sustained under our much higher standard of proof beyond a reasonable doubt,” Freeman said. “As a result, our decision not to bring charges remains unchanged.” The team’s players announced two days after the mass suspension that they would boycott all Football events , including the Holiday Bowl, in protest of the decisions by University of Minnesota President Eric Kaler and Athletic Director Mark Coyle. ...
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