MILLEDGEVILLE, Ga. — The young woman who accused Ben Roethlisberger of sexual assault said she tried to get away from the Steelers quarterback and told him, “No, this is not OK,” according to police documents released Thursday.
In a statement to police the day after the encounter, the 20-year-old college student said Roethlisberger told her, and her friends, to take numerous shots of alcohol. Then one of his bodyguards escorted her into a hallway at the Capital City nightclub, sat her on a stool and left. She said Roethlisberger walked down the hallway and exposed himself.
“I told him it wasn’t OK, no, we don’t need to do this and I proceeded to get up and try to leave,” she said. “I went to the first door I saw, which happened to be a bathroom.”
According to her statement, Roethlisberger then followed her into the bathroom and shut the door.
“I still said, ‘No, this is not OK,’ and he then had sex with me,” she wrote. “He said it was OK. He then left without saying anything.”
Prosecutors on Monday said no charges would be filed against Roethlisberger, who has denied the accusations through his attorney.
Steelers president Art Rooney II said Thursday the team is ready to discipline Roethlisberger but that the punishment will be coordinated with the NFL and won’t pre-empt any league action.
Raiders sign Boller
ALAMEDA, Calif. — The Raiders signed free agent Kyle Boller, adding a former first- rounder to an unsettled quarterback mix.
Former No. 1 overall pick JaMarcus Russell lost his job midway through last season because of ineffectiveness and is competing with Bruce Gradkowski to get it back. Charlie Frye started three games last season and also is back. Boller, the 19th overall pick in 2003, played last season in St. Louis.
Sanchez eyes June return
FLORHAM PARK, N.J. — Jets quarterback Mark Sanchez’s recovery from knee surgery is on schedule, and he didn’t rule out the possibility of participating in minicamp in June.
“I can’t say I wouldn’t want to do that,” Sanchez said. “I just don’t know if that is on the schedule right now. We’re obviously shooting for (training) camp, so if something like that were to work out, we’d all be happy.”
Sanchez had a procedure on his left knee Feb. 17 to repair a patella ligament.
White signs tender
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Running back LenDale White signed his one-year tender with the Titans. The Associated Press
