Redshirt frosh...so these are CMR recruits
Sexual assault report involving BU athletes investigated
Rissa ShawThu 9:42 PM, Feb 15, 2018
WACO, Texas (KWTX) At least two redshirt Baylor football players are being investigated in connection with a sexual assault report involving members of the school's Equestrian team, according to several sources with direct knowledge of the situation.
The incident allegedly occurred at the University Parks Apartments near campus overnight on Nov. 11 into the early morning hours of Nov. 12 after the Baylor football team lost to Texas Tech at AT&T Stadium in Arlington.
Baylor's online crime log says the incident was reported on Nov. 14 as "Alcohol-Minors Consuming/Sexual Assault," and was referred to the school's Judicial Affairs and Title IX offices, but two heavily redacted police reports obtained by KWTX say only that campus officers took a report of a sexual assault.
Those reports are both dated Nov. 17.
The discrepancy isn't explained.
The reportsone an incident report and the other a criminal case reportidentify the complainant as Jane Doe 2 and the victim as Jane Doe.
Both are students and four to five sources familiar with the incident say both are members of the schools equestrian team.
The reports indicate four suspects were interviewedall of them students.
At least two of them were redshirt football players, the sources say.
No arrests have been made and no charges have been filed, but the reports indicate the investigation is active.
The criminal case report indicates that pictures and images were taken into evidence, and sources say that video was recorded of the incident and may have been posted on social media.
That video, the sources say, is now in the hands of Title IX investigators at the university.
KWTX asked the school to confirm that, but we haven't gotten an answer.
The reports also show that at least four witnesses identified as Baylor faculty or staff members were interviewed.
We asked the university whether those individuals were athletic department employees, but did not get a direct answer.
The university also has not answered a question about the status of the two players, who, as redshirts, would not have been on the field, but typically would have stood on the sidelines at home games.
Jason Cook, Baylor University VP Marketing & Communications, sent an email to KWTX via e-mail late Thursday night apologizing for the delayed response, and said "Your questions below involve federal guidelines related to student privacy and confidentiality; thus, we are unable to address them at this time."
After the incident was reported, Baylor played Iowa State at home on Nov.18 before finishing the season at TCU on Nov. 25.
The two redacted reports with which we were provided in response to an open records request didn't come directly from the university, but instead through an Austin law firm, Bickerstaff-Heath-Delgado-Acosta.
The law firm said that's standard practice.
The firm's website says its services include advising clients on open records requests involving sensitive information.
Sexual assault report involving BU athletes investigated
Rissa ShawThu 9:42 PM, Feb 15, 2018
WACO, Texas (KWTX) At least two redshirt Baylor football players are being investigated in connection with a sexual assault report involving members of the school's Equestrian team, according to several sources with direct knowledge of the situation.
The incident allegedly occurred at the University Parks Apartments near campus overnight on Nov. 11 into the early morning hours of Nov. 12 after the Baylor football team lost to Texas Tech at AT&T Stadium in Arlington.
Baylor's online crime log says the incident was reported on Nov. 14 as "Alcohol-Minors Consuming/Sexual Assault," and was referred to the school's Judicial Affairs and Title IX offices, but two heavily redacted police reports obtained by KWTX say only that campus officers took a report of a sexual assault.
Those reports are both dated Nov. 17.
The discrepancy isn't explained.
The reportsone an incident report and the other a criminal case reportidentify the complainant as Jane Doe 2 and the victim as Jane Doe.
Both are students and four to five sources familiar with the incident say both are members of the schools equestrian team.
The reports indicate four suspects were interviewedall of them students.
At least two of them were redshirt football players, the sources say.
No arrests have been made and no charges have been filed, but the reports indicate the investigation is active.
The criminal case report indicates that pictures and images were taken into evidence, and sources say that video was recorded of the incident and may have been posted on social media.
That video, the sources say, is now in the hands of Title IX investigators at the university.
KWTX asked the school to confirm that, but we haven't gotten an answer.
The reports also show that at least four witnesses identified as Baylor faculty or staff members were interviewed.
We asked the university whether those individuals were athletic department employees, but did not get a direct answer.
The university also has not answered a question about the status of the two players, who, as redshirts, would not have been on the field, but typically would have stood on the sidelines at home games.
Jason Cook, Baylor University VP Marketing & Communications, sent an email to KWTX via e-mail late Thursday night apologizing for the delayed response, and said "Your questions below involve federal guidelines related to student privacy and confidentiality; thus, we are unable to address them at this time."
After the incident was reported, Baylor played Iowa State at home on Nov.18 before finishing the season at TCU on Nov. 25.
The two redacted reports with which we were provided in response to an open records request didn't come directly from the university, but instead through an Austin law firm, Bickerstaff-Heath-Delgado-Acosta.
The law firm said that's standard practice.
The firm's website says its services include advising clients on open records requests involving sensitive information.
