Two ex-Ohio State players acquitted of charges

COLUMBUS, Ohio– 2 previous Ohio State football players were acquitted Thursday on charges of rape and kidnapping originating from a sexual encounter they had with a lady in a house the two players shared.Amir Riep and

Jahsen Wint welcomed each other and both wept after the jury verdict was read. Their attorneys argued at trial that the female had consensual sex with both males however regretted it later. They also accused the woman’s daddy of pushing her and authorities to pursue criminal charges.Franklin County Assistant District attorney Daniel Meyer said the woman went to the apartment or condo expecting to socialize with Riep, but that the 2 males violently raped her.The jury pondered for less than 4 hours between Wednesday and Thursday morning prior to discovering Riep and Wint both innocent of 2 counts of rape and a kidnapping charge. Each guy could have faced more than thirty years in jail and registration as sex culprits if convicted.The two players were started the team in February 2020 after their arrests.The woman told cops that she

was having consensual sex with Riep before Wint entered into the room and both

forced her into sex. After a number of minutes, they stopped and Riep tape-recorded the female agreeing that the sex was consensual.Riep and Lloyd McFarquhar, another previous Ohio State football player, both affirmed on Wednesday that players had actually been told to get proof that their sexual partners consented to secure themselves from prosecution.