Last week I wrote about the Duke rape scandal. Well this week it’s the start of something new. Penn State running back, Austin Scott was charged Friday with rape, sexual assault, and two counts of aggravated assault. He is also facing three misdemeanor charges including two counts of indecent assault and one account of simple assault. This account was said to have occurred on Friday October 5, 2007 at Scott’s on campus apartment after the two met at a bar. He was suspended on unknown terms later that day by coach, Joe Paterno.
Austin Scott is a super senior at Penn State University and he remains enrolled. He was redshirted his senior year for persistent injuries he was facing. He led his team his freshman year in rushing yards.
He is pleading non guilty to all charges. Scott and his lawyer say that this incident was consensual and they plan to prove this. However, Scott originally told investigators that the woman initially did not want to have sexual intercourse.
I don’t really know how to feel about issues like this. In my opinion, the allegations could by all means be factual. But part of me thinks that a once star player on the football team would have no problem getting women to have consensual sex with him. Is the woman just looking for a little spotlight or is she really a victim of sexual assault and rape? I guess we won’t know until the jury deliberates but what we know that this is not good news for Austin Scott or the Nittany Lions.
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