LOS ANGELES -- Southern California starting
cornerback Eric Wright has been arrested for investigation of sexual
assault, police said Sunday.
The 19-year-old player was taken into custody early Saturday at a campus
apartment by officers investigating reports of an assault, police
spokeswoman Sara Faden said.
Wright was booked on rape charges and bail was set at $100,000,
according to the Sheriff's Department. Wright posted bail and was
released, Faden said.
Faden said no additional details were immediately available.
"We're aware of the situation and everyone is cooperating fully,"
athletic department spokesman Tim Tessalone said.
In January, Wright had one of USC's three interceptions as the Trojans
won the national championship with a 55-19 victory over Oklahoma in the
Orange Bowl.
"We don't know a whole lot of information, but we're doing everything we
can to help and cooperate," coach Pete Carroll told the Los
Angeles Times. "It's just disappointing to think that these things
have to come up even to be considered."
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