{"id":49849,"date":"2017-10-31T06:02:21","date_gmt":"2017-10-31T06:02:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.biphoo.com\/bipnews\/?p=49849"},"modified":"2017-10-31T06:02:21","modified_gmt":"2017-10-31T06:02:21","slug":"2-university-south-dakota-football-players-arrested-charged-rape","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.biphoo.com\/bipnews\/news\/2-university-south-dakota-football-players-arrested-charged-rape.html","title":{"rendered":"2 University of South Dakota football players arrested, charged with rape"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: 18pt\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color: #000000\">2 University of South Dakota football players arrested, charged with rape<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color: #000000\">Two University of South Dakota football players have been arrested and charged over an alleged sexual assault.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color: #000000\">The Vermillion, South Dakota, police department said that Danny Rambo Jr., 20, had been charged with second degree rape and that Dale Williamson Jr., 21, had been charged with attempted second degree rape.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color: #000000\">\u201cThis is a very troubling accusation, and university police will assist the Vermillion investigation in any way possible,\u201d USD President James W. Abbott said in a statement. \u201cThe university is committed to providing a safe and inclusive environment for all of our students.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color: #000000\">The South Dakota football program announced the suspension of three players over the weekend, including the two charged on Monday for rape.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color: #000000\">Rambo is identified by the team as a junior from Donalsville, Florida and Williamson is a sophomore from Texarkana, Texas.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color: #000000\">The Vermillion police said the pair had been arrested as a result of a sexual assault investigation initiated on Oct. 25 for the alleged incident that took place on Oct. 22 in the city of Vermillion, where the university is located.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color: #000000\">Both men turned themselves in without incident, police said, adding that the investigation is continuing.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 8pt\">Source:-\u00a0http:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/US\/university-south-dakota-football-players-charged-alleged-sexual\/story?id=50825451<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"fb-background-color\">\n\t\t\t  <div \n\t\t\t  \tclass = \"fb-comments\" \n\t\t\t  \tdata-href = \"https:\/\/www.biphoo.com\/bipnews\/news\/2-university-south-dakota-football-players-arrested-charged-rape.html\"\n\t\t\t  \tdata-numposts = \"10\"\n\t\t\t  \tdata-lazy = \"true\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-colorscheme = \"light\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-order-by = \"social\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-mobile=true>\n\t\t\t  <\/div><\/div>\n\t\t  <style>\n\t\t    .fb-background-color {\n\t\t\t\tbackground: #ffffff !important;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t.fb_iframe_widget_fluid_desktop iframe {\n\t\t\t    width: 630px !important;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t  <\/style>\n\t\t  ","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>2 University of South Dakota football players arrested, charged with rape Two University of South Dakota football players have been arrested and charged over an alleged sexual assault. 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