An underage football recruit was involved in the alleged sexual misconduct on Sept. 2 that led to the suspension of 10 University of Minnesota players, according to police records, court testimony and a University report.
The recruit acknowledged having sex with the woman that morning, but denied raping her, according to a police report.
In court testimony and police interviews, the alleged victim, a university student, claimed that the recruit and at least a dozen other men raped her. The Hennepin County attorney's office announced in October there would be no charges in the case.
As part of the school policy for student-athlete visits, the university has a prohibition against "use of sexual activity as a recruiting device."
University spokesman Evan Lapiska said the recruit's involvement was not reported to either the NCAA or the Big Ten because the school does not believe that a rule violation occurred.
The University's Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action report on one of the players, obtained by KSTP, concludes that he "engaged in sexual misconduct by sexually assaulting and harassing another University of Minnesota student. The report confirmed that the incident involved a football recruit.
