PHILADELPHIA (AP) — All charges have been dropped against a former member of Temple University’s football team who was accused of rape.
Attorneys for 20-year-old Praise Martin-Oguike (oh-GWEE’-kay) said the charges were dismissed as jury selection was to begin Monday.
The woman told police Martin-Oguike assaulted her in May 2012 in his dorm room.
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