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sodomy
Dismissed Louisville basketball star charged with rape, sodomy | New York Submit
LOUISVILLE, Ky. " Former Louisville guard Chris Jones pleaded not guilty Thursday to expenses of
rape and sodomy, days right after being dismissed from the group.
Jones, 23, appeared in Jefferson District Court in advance of Judge Sheila Collins instantly right after
turning himself in to authorities. He was released to household incarceration. He did not speak in
the course of the brief hearing.
His attorney, Scott Cox, explained Jones has been falsely accused and is innocent of the charges. He
said his client is cooperating with the police investigation.
Jones has withdrawn from lessons at the university and has moved out of the athletic dorm and into
a hotel space, Cox.
It really is the most up-to-date flip in excess of eight tumultuous days for Jones, who was dismissed
from the staff Sunday. That came three days just after he was reinstated following a one particular-
game suspension on Feb. 17 for violating an unspecified group rule. Coach Rick Pitino explained
Jones returned to the staff after meeting unspecified situations for reinstatement.
Jones then scored 17 points in Saturday's victory over Miami ahead of his dismissal was announced a
day later in a 1-sentence release saying there would be no comment.
A Louisville campus police report obtained Monday stated that Jones, a Memphis native, sent a
woman a text threatening to "smack" her on Feb. 17. No costs were filed against Jones, but he was
suspended from the workforce hours later on and did not travel with Louisville to a game at
Syracuse.
Jones' dismissal left the No. 17 Cardinals with no their assists leader (3.seven per game) and No.
three scorer (13.7 points). They beat Georgia Tech 52-51 Monday night without him.
After that game Pitino said, "I come to feel terrible for the young guy. There is sure guidelines
wherever you can perform with men and women, and other rules where you have acquired to move
on. Sadly, we've acquired to move on. They are like your small children. You do not like to see
anybody be harm. But there is also accountability and performing the proper things. He did not.
Now, he is got to get his existence collectively, get on with life. There's no way he is coming back. It
truly is over."
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