University of Washington football player arrested, charged with raping 2 women
NCAA Football
Court documents show a University of Washington football player has been arrested and charged with raping two women in Seattle. KING-TV reports Seattle police officers arrested 18-year-old Tylin “Tybo” Rogers on Friday and booked him into King County Jail. He was charged Tuesday with second-degree rape and third-degree rape. Court documents say his bail was set at $150,000 for each case. The University of Washington athletic department said in a statement that Rogers has been suspended from all team activities until further notice. It wasn’t immediately known if he has a lawyer to comment on his behalf. Jail records show Rogers has been released on bond.
According to a report from ESPN, due to suspension, Rogers did not play in the 2023 Pac-12 Champion but did play in both the Sugar Bowl and the National Championship Game.
The University of Alabama released this statement from head coach Kalen DeBoer, who was the head coach at Washington during the time of the incident.
“While I am not able to comment specifically on the situation involving an individual at my former institution because of federal privacy laws and the ongoing criminal matters, I do want to make it clear that I take any allegation of sexual misconduct very seriously. I always have and always will follow established institutional policies and procedures to ensure prompt reporting and proper handling of allegations by the appropriate authorities.”
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