Police said the players were attacked early Sunday at their off-campus apartment. Police said they were bound with tape before they were assaulted, and one of those charged threatened the players with a knife.
Authorities charged Monique Jenice Taylor, 28, Tnika Monta Washington, 29, and Michael Troy Lewis, 32, with three counts of kidnapping, three counts of conspiracy to commit a felony and one count of resisting arrest.
Taylor and Washington are also charged with one count of first-degree sexual offense. Lewis is also charged with robbery, possession of stolen goods and assault on government officials.
All three were initially jailed on a $500,000 secured bond, but the bond for Taylor and Belvin's was reduced Thursday to $50,000. All three remained in the Orange County Jail on Thursday evening, where officials would not make them available for comment.
``This is a very unusual case,'' Taylor's attorney, Glenn Gerding, told WRAL-TV. ``Almost unbelievable, at first blush.''
The players did not require medical attention. Neither authorities or the university released their names, with the school citing federal privacy laws that govern educational institutions.
``I am relieved that the players were not injured,'' said coach Butch Davis. ``We will assist them in any way we can.''
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