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Naval Academy probes sexual assault allegations
May 31, 6:38 PM EDT
Naval Academy probes sexual assault allegations
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The U.S. Naval Academy is investigating allegations that three football team members sexually assaulted a female midshipman at an off-campus house more than a year ago, a Pentagon spokesman said Friday, and a lawyer for the woman says she was "ostracized" on campus after she reported it.
The Pentagon did not make public the names of the players, and the school's athletic director referred questions to a Naval Academy spokesman, who said the Annapolis military college's leaders were monitoring the investigation but declined further comment.
Navy criminal investigators have concluded their work and submitted a report with additional corroborating evidence to Naval Academy Superintendent Michael Miller, who closed an investigation into the same allegations last year without charges, said Susan Burke, a lawyer for the female midshipman.
"The entire (Naval Academy) community knows about this," Burke said in an interview.
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Full article here: http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_US_NAVAL_ACADEMY_PROBE?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2013-05-31-18-38-44
