UCLA punter has suspended punter Adam Searl indefinitely after he was arrested on Thursday on suspicion of rape.
Searl, 20, was taken into custody on the UCLA campus. He was released on $300,000 bail.
“We have been informed of the situation involving Adam Searl and we take these accusations very seriously,” UCLA coach Jim Mora said in a statement. “Adam has been suspended from the team indefinitely while the legal process runs its course. Due to the police investigation, we are unable to discuss this matter further at this time.”
According to investigators, Searl met a woman at an off-campus party in Westwood in October 2014 and accompanied her to a nearby residence. She fell asleep and awoke to find herself being sexually assaulted, police said.
The victim told police she did not know her attacker.
The LAPD said the case will be taken to the Los Angeles County district attorney’s office on Tuesday. Searl is scheduled to make his first court appearance on October 29.
Searl, a walk-on redshirt sophomore, didn’t record a punt in UCLA’s first four games. He punted five times against Arizona State in week 5 for an average of 39 yards a punt. He had 11 punts for UCLA in 2014.
