SEATTLE (AP) — A College of Washington soccer participant has been arrested and charged with raping two ladies in Seattle and court docket paperwork say he performed in two Faculty Soccer Playoff video games for the varsity after at the least one of many allegations was identified to the college.
Seattle cops arrested 18-year-old Tylin “Tybo” Rogers on Friday and booked him into King County Jail, KING-TV reported. He was charged Tuesday with second-degree rape and third-degree rape and his bail was set at $150,000 in every case, in accordance with court docket paperwork.
It wasn’t instantly identified if Rogers, of Bakersfield, California, has an legal professional to touch upon his behalf. Jail data present he was launched on bond. Efforts to contact him by The Related Press weren’t instantly profitable.
Rogers has been suspended from all crew actions till additional discover, the College of Washington athletic division mentioned in a press release Tuesday. The college will proceed to collect info and cooperate with police, as requested, the assertion mentioned.
A Seattle Central Neighborhood Faculty scholar instructed police she was raped within the metropolis’s Capitol Hill neighborhood final 12 months. In response to court docket paperwork, Rogers and the 19-year-old girl met and began messaging one another after matching on the Tinder courting app in August 2023. Rogers went to her condominium to hang around on Oct. 23 and assaulted her, in accordance with court docket paperwork.
Authorities mentioned in court docket paperwork that the girl reported the alleged rape to police on Oct. 28, and accomplished a sexual assault equipment at Harborview Medical Middle.
A 22-year-old College of Washington scholar reported that she was raped in November 2023 within the College District, police mentioned.
The lady met Rogers at a Halloween get together on the college after which matched with him on Tinder, in accordance with court docket paperwork. Police mentioned the 2 made plans a pair weeks later to hang around and that upon getting into her condominium Rogers was instantly forceful and assaulted her. The lady instructed police at one level Rogers “used one in every of his fingers to strangle her.”
The second girl reported the alleged rape to the college on Nov. 28, police mentioned. Rogers allegedly known as her on that date to confront her concerning the allegations, police mentioned in court docket paperwork.
He was additionally suspended from crew actions round late November 2023, in accordance with court docket paperwork. The freshman operating again didn’t journey with the crew for its victory over the Oregon Geese within the Pac-12 Championship sport on Dec. 1.
On the time, offensive coordinator Ryan Grubb mentioned throughout a information convention that Rogers was “working by means of some issues, some challenges he’s had off the sphere,” court docket paperwork mentioned. Rogers returned to crew practices by mid-December, paperwork mentioned.
A number of emails have been additionally despatched throughout the College of Washington athletic division confirming Rogers ought to be taken off the crew’s journey roster for the Pac-12 championship sport, however no documentation of causes for such an motion got, the paperwork mentioned. He was allowed to seem within the Huskies’ two Faculty Soccer Playoff video games a month later, nevertheless.
Rogers recorded 5 carries for 19 yards within the Huskies’ semifinal win over the Texas Longhorns on Jan. 1. The 18-year-old rushed for 2 yards within the Nationwide Championship Recreation in opposition to the Michigan Wolverines on Jan. 8.
Washington was coached final season by Kalen DeBoer, who left following the nationwide championship sport to take the top job at Alabama. Jedd Fisch is now Washington’s head coach.
After observe Tuesday, Fisch instructed native information media that nothing about Rogers being suspended final 12 months, or the explanations for it, had been delivered to his consideration.
“I wasn’t right here for that,” Fisch mentioned. “As quickly as I came upon concerning the allegations, as quickly because it was delivered to our consideration, he’s been suspended indefinitely. I’ve no remark about what occurred up to now. That has nothing to do with me.”
