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Yea just heard it here on news in Atlanta - 2 players suspended - S. Cole and somebody else - the news said S Cole was the starting forward - is that correct
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Heard earlier that thier was a rape on campus and 2 basketball and 1 football player may be involved.
Three UGA athletes suspended from competition during rape investigation
University of Georgia men's basketball players Tony Cole and Steve Thomas and football player Brandon Williams have been suspended from competition pending the outcome of an investigation into a reported rape that took place Monday night in McWhorter Hall.
None of the three has been charged with a crime. As of Wednesday, no arrest warrants had been issued in connection with the case.
The suspension was announced Wednesday afternoon by the University of Georgia Athletic Association.
The suspensions were imposed by Georgia basketball coach Jim Harrick and football coach Mark Richt, although neither made a public statement about the action prior to Wednesday night's men's basketball game.
Earlier in the day, during a press conference at Memorial Hall, two university representatives said the investigation was progressing "as quickly as possible."
"Currently, the investigation is focusing on interviewing the people involved and sorting out the facts ... to determine what action we will take," said Asa Boynton, UGA's assistant vice president for public safety.
The UGA Police Department is investigating the incident and relaying details to the Clarke County District Attorney's Office, said UGA police chief Chuck Horton.
"I think we're moving along well, and we're certainly not stalled. But we're certainly not at the end," Horton said. "We are hoping to conclude it as quickly as possible."
Boynton said Wednesday morning that a woman had accused a men's basketball player of raping her, and has alleged a football player attempted to rape her.
The woman told police a second men's basketball player was involved, but Boynton declined Wednesday to specify the role of the third athlete.
Boynton said he wanted to approach the case with "deliberate speed" to make sure no charges are brought against innocent individuals and to protect the integrity of the case.
"People's reputations are at stake," he said. "We don't want to move too hastily and make a mistake. If a crime did occur, we don't want to botch it and lose it in court."
The alleged attack occurred between 9:30 and 10 p.m. Monday, according to a police report. The woman called university police to her residence about 1 a.m. Tuesday and was taken to the Athens-Clarke Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner house, where she was given a rape exam.
The victim, a university student but not an athlete, knew one of the three athletes involved in the investigation, Boynton said. She has left school but "I don't think she has dropped out of school," Boynton said.
Neither Horton nor Boynton would say how many people had enough knowledge of the case to warrant being interviewed by police.
"There were more than one or two," Boynton said.
Horton declined to discuss any of the evidence in the case, including whether or not physical evidence existed.
Boynton said his office contacted the athletic association Tuesday to inform them of the investigation, but he doesn't know what action the appropriate head coaches will take.
"A rape is a serious matter, and I think they will take it seriously," he said. Horton said this is the only time he can remember working a rape case involving Georgia athletes.
University of Georgia men's basketball players Tony Cole and Steve Thomas and football player Brandon Williams have been suspended from competition pending the outcome of an investigation into a reported rape that took place Monday night in McWhorter Hall.
None of the three has been charged with a crime. As of Wednesday, no arrest warrants had been issued in connection with the case.
The suspension was announced Wednesday afternoon by the University of Georgia Athletic Association.
The suspensions were imposed by Georgia basketball coach Jim Harrick and football coach Mark Richt, although neither made a public statement about the action prior to Wednesday night's men's basketball game.
Earlier in the day, during a press conference at Memorial Hall, two university representatives said the investigation was progressing "as quickly as possible."
"Currently, the investigation is focusing on interviewing the people involved and sorting out the facts ... to determine what action we will take," said Asa Boynton, UGA's assistant vice president for public safety.
The UGA Police Department is investigating the incident and relaying details to the Clarke County District Attorney's Office, said UGA police chief Chuck Horton.
"I think we're moving along well, and we're certainly not stalled. But we're certainly not at the end," Horton said. "We are hoping to conclude it as quickly as possible."
Boynton said Wednesday morning that a woman had accused a men's basketball player of raping her, and has alleged a football player attempted to rape her.
The woman told police a second men's basketball player was involved, but Boynton declined Wednesday to specify the role of the third athlete.
Boynton said he wanted to approach the case with "deliberate speed" to make sure no charges are brought against innocent individuals and to protect the integrity of the case.
"People's reputations are at stake," he said. "We don't want to move too hastily and make a mistake. If a crime did occur, we don't want to botch it and lose it in court."
The alleged attack occurred between 9:30 and 10 p.m. Monday, according to a police report. The woman called university police to her residence about 1 a.m. Tuesday and was taken to the Athens-Clarke Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner house, where she was given a rape exam.
The victim, a university student but not an athlete, knew one of the three athletes involved in the investigation, Boynton said. She has left school but "I don't think she has dropped out of school," Boynton said.
Neither Horton nor Boynton would say how many people had enough knowledge of the case to warrant being interviewed by police.
"There were more than one or two," Boynton said.
Horton declined to discuss any of the evidence in the case, including whether or not physical evidence existed.
Boynton said his office contacted the athletic association Tuesday to inform them of the investigation, but he doesn't know what action the appropriate head coaches will take.
"A rape is a serious matter, and I think they will take it seriously," he said. Horton said this is the only time he can remember working a rape case involving Georgia athletes.
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Two University of Georgia basketball players and one Bulldog football player have been indefinitely suspended from their respective teams pending the outcome of an investigation into an incident at McWhorter Hall Monday night.
UGA basketball coach Jim Harrick has suspended junior guard Tony Cole and sophomore forward Steve Thomas while Georgia football coach Mark Richt suspended junior defensive back Brandon Williams pending conclusion of the ongoing investigation by the UGA Police Department, UGA Student Affairs, and the Athletic Association.
Cole, a top reserve from Baton Rouge, La., is averaging 5.6 points and 2.3 assists per game while Thomas, a starter from Carrollton, Ga., is averaging 8.2 points and 6.5 rebounds per game. Williams, a reserve football defensive back from Moss Point, Miss., recorded 13 total tackles and one interception during the 2001 season.
UGA basketball coach Jim Harrick has suspended junior guard Tony Cole and sophomore forward Steve Thomas while Georgia football coach Mark Richt suspended junior defensive back Brandon Williams pending conclusion of the ongoing investigation by the UGA Police Department, UGA Student Affairs, and the Athletic Association.
Cole, a top reserve from Baton Rouge, La., is averaging 5.6 points and 2.3 assists per game while Thomas, a starter from Carrollton, Ga., is averaging 8.2 points and 6.5 rebounds per game. Williams, a reserve football defensive back from Moss Point, Miss., recorded 13 total tackles and one interception during the 2001 season.
