A University of Washington soccer player has been arrested and charged with raping two women in Seattle and court docket paperwork say he performed in two College Football Playoff video games for the college after at the least one of the allegations was recognized to the college.
Seattle cops arrested 18-year-old Tylin “Tybo” Rogers on Friday and booked him into King County Jail, KING-TV reported. He was charged Tuesday with second-degree rape and third-degree rape and his bail was set at $150,000 in every case, in line with court docket paperwork.
It wasn’t instantly recognized if Rogers, of Bakersfield, California, has an lawyer to touch upon his behalf. Jail information present he was launched on bond. Efforts to contact him by The Associated Press weren’t instantly profitable.
Rogers has been suspended from all workforce actions till additional discover, the University of Washington athletic division stated in a press release Tuesday. The college will proceed to collect details and cooperate with police, as requested, the assertion stated.
A Seattle Central Community College pupil instructed police she was raped within the metropolis’s Capitol Hill neighbourhood final yr. According to court docket paperwork, Rogers and the 19-year-old lady met and began messaging one another after matching on the Tinder relationship app in August 2023. Rogers went to her condo to hang around on Oct. 23 and assaulted her, in line with court docket paperwork.
Authorities stated in court docket paperwork that the lady reported the alleged rape to police on Oct. 28, and accomplished a sexual assault equipment at Harborview Medical Center.
A 22-year-old University of Washington pupil reported that she was raped in November 2023 within the University District, police stated.
The lady met Rogers at a Halloween social gathering on the college and then matched with him on Tinder, in line with court docket paperwork. Police stated the two made plans a pair weeks later to hang around and that upon coming into her condo Rogers was instantly forceful and assaulted her. The lady instructed police at one level Rogers “used one of his hands to strangle her.”
The second lady reported the alleged rape to the college on Nov. 28, police stated. Rogers allegedly referred to as her on that date to confront her concerning the allegations, police stated in court docket paperwork.
He was additionally suspended from workforce actions round late November 2023, in line with court docket paperwork. The freshman operating again didn’t journey with the workforce for its victory over the Oregon Ducks within the Pac-12 Championship sport on Dec. 1.
At the time, offensive coordinator Ryan Grubb stated throughout a information convention that Rogers was “working through some things, some challenges he’s had off the field,” court docket paperwork stated. Rogers returned to workforce practices by mid-December, paperwork stated.
Multiple emails had been additionally despatched inside the University of Washington athletic division confirming Rogers needs to be taken off the workforce’s journey roster for the Pac-12 championship sport, however no documentation of causes for such an motion got, the paperwork stated. He was allowed to seem within the Huskies’ two College Football Playoff video games a month later, nonetheless.
Rogers recorded 5 carries for 19 yards within the Huskies’ semifinal win over the Texas Longhorns on Jan. 1. The 18-year-old rushed for two yards within the National Championship Game towards the Michigan Wolverines on Jan. 8.
Washington was coached final season by Kalen DeBoer, who left following the nationwide championship sport to take the top job at Alabama. Jedd Fisch is now Washington’s head coach.
After observe Tuesday, Fisch instructed native information media that nothing about Rogers being suspended final yr, or the explanations for it, had been delivered to his consideration.“I wasn’t here for that,” Fisch stated. “As soon as I found out about the allegations, as soon as it was brought to our attention, he’s been suspended indefinitely. I have no comment about what happened in the past. That has nothing to do with me.”
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