Former Kentucky defensive end Lloyd Tubman will not be indicted on rape charges.
Tubman was charged in October after he was accused of sexual assault in an incident that had allegedly occurred in a residence hall. He had entered a not guilty plea, and on Wednesday a grand jury decided to not indict him after hearing evidence from the case.
From the Louisville Courier-Journal:
The grand jury heard all the evidence in the case during closed proceedings over three days in Fayette Circuit Court, including testimony from investigators, the alleged victim and Tubman, Fayette County Commonwealth's Attorney Ray Larson said, before deliberating and deciding not to return an indictment.
"They listened to all the evidence and based on what they heard and saw, for whatever reason they chose, they chose not to return the indictment," Larson said.
He added: "The case that we have is now disposed of by no indictment."
The woman described herself as his ex-girlfriend. After Tubman, a freshman in 2014, was charged in October, he was indefinitely suspended from the football team and subsequently left the university.
Larson said that Tubman will face no more charges.
Tubman's mother, Warnetta Cooper, told the paper she hoped that he'd be able to rejoin the football team eventually. She hasn't spoken to Mark Stoops and said she's been focused on Tubman's case.
"When it comes to the school, it hasn't been on the mind with anything," Cooper told the Courier-Journal. "Everything just happened today, and I just want to breathe and take it in. Friday or Monday is going to be a new chapter and new discussions again. For now, he's free, and that's what matters to me."
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