DURHAM, N.H. (AP) — A University of New Hampshire defensive back is in jail and facing a charge of aggravated felonious sexual assault.
Durham, N.H., police say 19-year-old JeRome Wilkins of Baltimore was arrested Thursday after a two-month investigation. He was ordered held for lack of $50,000 bail. He’s due in court Friday.
In a statement, UNH said Wilkins had been suspended from the team.
The UNH athletic website says Wilkins served as a backup defensive back last season. He was redshirted for the 2008 season.
Durham police did not provide any details of the allegations against Wilkins.