2 football players charged with rape in Albany dorm attack

ALBANY, N.Y. - Two freshman football players are accused of raping a female student early Sunday morning in a dorm at the State University of New York at Albany.<br> <br> Lorenzo Ashbourne of Smyrna, Ga., and Julius Harris of Riviera Beach, Fla., both 18 years old, were arrested Monday and each was arraigned on a felony charge of first-degree rape, according to the university police department. The specific charge involves an attack on a victim who is physically helpless and incapable of consenting to sex.<br> <br> They were being held at the Albany County jail and were suspended from the football team, university Provost Susan Herbst said in a prepared statement.<br> <br> The woman student was an acquaintance of Ashbourne and Harris, Herbst said, adding that university police are continuing the investigation along with the Albany County district attorney&#39;s office.<br> <br> Rachel McEneny, a spokeswoman for the district attorney, said the office&#39;s sexual assault team was sent to a campus dorm at 9 p.m. Sunday. She said she could not comment further.<br> <br> The Great Danes football media guide lists Ashbourne as a cornerback and Harris as a receiver. The team competes in Division I-AA of the Northeast Conference and is scheduled to play St. Francis in one of this weekend&#39;s homecoming events.