UGA police investigate alleged rape involving athletes
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Posted 8:14PM on Tuesday, January 15, 2002
ATHENS - University of Georgia police are investigating a report of rape and attempted rape at a dormitory that allegedly involved athletes, associate athletic director Claude Felton said Tuesday. <br>
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``There was an incident at McWhorter Hall and there were student athletes involved,'' Felton said. <br>
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He would not name the athletes but said their coaches were aware of the investigation. <br>
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University police Chief Chuck Horton said a female student said she was raped by a man she knew and that a man she did not know tried to rape her Monday night. <br>
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Felton said the athletic department would release no more information until the investigation was completed.