Three Michigan State football players will face sexual assault charges in connection with an incident on campus in January.
The nature of the charges is not yet known and no arrest warrants have been issued for the players, whose names have not been released.
"We are alleging that on the night of Jan. 16, those three persons sexually assaulted a woman in an East Lansing apartment on campus," the Ingham County Prosecuting Attorney's Office said in a statement Monday (via Spartan Nation and Mlive.com).
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Details of the police investigation have been known since Jan. 17, when the alleged assault was reported to Michigan State police.
On Feb. 9, the school suspended three players and football staff member Curtis Blackwell while the university investigated the sexual assault complaint. The university parted ways with Blackwell after his contract expired May 31.
On May 20, the Detroit Free Press reported that a Title IX investigation determined three Spartans players violated university policy, according to an attorney who represents the accuser. Michigan State coach Mark Dantonio last addressed the media about the allegations on March 28 before the team’s spring game.
The Spartans have a had a rough offseason off the field. In addition to this case, defensive lineman Auston Robertson is facing a third-degree criminal sexual conduct charge stemming from an April 9 incident, as reported by MLive.com. Robertson was suspended from the team on April 21.
