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PSU Player Charged With Rape

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The Associated Press

Published: October 13, 2007

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. - Suspended Penn State running back Austin Scott is charged with raping a woman at his campus apartment after meeting her at a bar.

Scott was arraigned Friday on charges of rape, sexual assault and two counts of aggravated indecent assault, all felonies, in connection with the Oct. 5 encounter. According to court papers, Scott told investigators the woman did not initially want to have sex.

Scott declined to comment Friday.

'The interaction he had with the woman involved was consensual, and we anticipate we will be able to prove that in court,' Scott's attorney, Joseph Amendola, said. 'Very optimistic. We're looking forward to the opportunity of establishing his innocence.'

Authorities said the encounter occurred in the early morning hours of Oct. 5. Coach Joe Paterno suspended Scott later that day, and the school announced the next day the tailback had violated an unspecified team rule. Scott remains enrolled at Penn State.

LEGAL: Former Louisville and Miami linebacker Willie Williams, dismissed from Louisville after being charged with marijuana possession, pleaded guilty Friday to the misdemeanor.

Keyword: Sports for results of Friday's late game between 16th-ranked Hawaii and

San Jose State.

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