Sunday, March 27, 2005
Associated PRess
(03-27) 22:11 PST Los Angeles
USC starting cornerback Eric Wright has been arrested for investigation of sexual assault, police said.
Wright, 19, was taken into custody around 4 a.m. Saturday after officers responded to a campus apartment to investigate reports of an assault, police spokeswoman Sara Faden said Sunday.
Wright was booked on rape charges and bail was set at $100,000, according to the Sheriff's Department. Wright posted bail and was released, Faden said.
Detectives were investigating the case. Faden said no additional details were immediately available.
USC athletic department spokesman Tim Tessalone said the school knew of Wright's arrest.
"We're aware of the situation and everyone is cooperating fully," he said.
In January, Wright had one of USC's three interceptions as the Trojans won the national championship with a 55-19 victory over Oklahoma in the Orange Bowl. The 190-pound, 5-foot-11-inch Wright was a redshirt freshman.
Coach Pete Carroll said he had not spoken with Wright but had talked with his family.
"We don't know a whole lot of information, but we're doing everything we can to help and cooperate," Carroll told the Los Angeles Times. "It's just disappointing to think that these things have to come up even to be considered."
It was the second time in less than a year that police investigated allegations of sexual assault involving USC football players.
Last August, a woman reported she was assaulted at a housing complex where the team stayed while training.
Neither police nor the university identified which player or players were involved. No arrests were made and prosecutors did not file charges.
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