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Coach Says Assault Charges Against Lee Dropped (UPDATED)
Huntington (West Va.) Prep coach Rob Fulford says sexual assault charges against guard Ray Lee have been dropped and that Lee has been removed from the team.
“Ray Lee was removed from our program for entering the Marshall dorms, period,” Fulford told SNY.tv. “We have a very strict policy against our players being in the Marshall housing and regardless of what happened behind closed doors, Ray was removed from the team for being there.
“As for the charges, the accuser has notified the MUPD (Marshal University Police Dept.) that all charges are dropped and Ray is awaiting word from the prosecutor’s office confirming the official release from charges. We wish Ray the best.”
However, Jim Terry of the Marshall University Police Dept said by phone the charges had not yet been officially dropped.
“To my knowledge, they have not been dropped,” he said.
The Prosecutor’s Office in Huntington, W.V., said there is a preliminary hearing scheduled for Aug. 31.
The 6-foot-3 Lee, a Detroit, Mich., native, reportedly sexually assaulted a 17-year-old Marshall University student in her dorm room on Monday. He faced two charges each of sexual assault in the first degree and sexual assault in the second degree.
He was being recruited by UCF, Baylor, Marquette and South Florida prior to the incident.
(Photo courtesy Huntington Herald-Dispatch)
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Huntington (West Va.) Prep coach Rob Fulford says sexual assault charges against guard Ray Lee have been dropped and that Lee has been removed from the team.
“Ray Lee was removed from our program for entering the Marshall dorms, period,” Fulford told SNY.tv. “We have a very strict policy against our players being in the Marshall housing and regardless of what happened behind closed doors, Ray was removed from the team for being there.
“As for the charges, the accuser has notified the MUPD (Marshal University Police Dept.) that all charges are dropped and Ray is awaiting word from the prosecutor’s office confirming the official release from charges. We wish Ray the best.”
However, Jim Terry of the Marshall University Police Dept said by phone the charges had not yet been officially dropped.
“To my knowledge, they have not been dropped,” he said.
The Prosecutor’s Office in Huntington, W.V., said there is a preliminary hearing scheduled for Aug. 31.
The 6-foot-3 Lee, a Detroit, Mich., native, reportedly sexually assaulted a 17-year-old Marshall University student in her dorm room on Monday. He faced two charges each of sexual assault in the first degree and sexual assault in the second degree.
He was being recruited by UCF, Baylor, Marquette and South Florida prior to the incident.
(Photo courtesy Huntington Herald-Dispatch)
