Michigan State Football: Three players charged in sexual assault case
Three Michigan State football players accused of sexual assault back in January are being issued charges by the Ingham County Prosecutor’s office.
One of the longer waits of the offseason has been of that to hear the decision regarding impending charges for three unnamed Michigan State football players for sexual assault.
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On Monday, the Ingham County Prosecutor’s office issued charges for the January incident involving the three players.
Three MSU football players will be charged for their roles in a January sexual assault, according to Ingham County Prosecutor's Office.
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The statement released by the prosecutor’s office refused to name the three players, keeping that behind the scenes — for now. It also stated that the players should be considered innocent until proven guilty by a court of law since there’s a difference between being charged and being found guilty.
Basically, the players will have to appear in court and a judge will put the whole situation to bed when the time comes. While the program desperately needs this situation to be in the past, the staff realizes that until everything is solved, the program can’t truly move forward.
Fortunately for Mark Dantonio, the Michigan State Board of Trustees gave him and Mark Hollis a vote of confidence on Monday and an external investigation revealed that he did not attempt any sort of cover-up.
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If there’s a positive to take away from this whole situation it’s that the program is run by a high-character coach who understands the importance of moral values as opposed to winning at all costs.