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04-16-2010, 11:48 AM
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Cop in Roethlisberger case resigns
ATLANTA -- The Georgia police officer who took the first report from the woman who accused Pittsburgh Steelers (http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/clubhouse?team=pit) quarterback Ben Roethlisberger (http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/players/profile?playerId=5536) of sexual assault has resigned.
Milledgeville police Chief Woodrow Blue on Friday confirmed that Sgt. Jerry Blash resigned Wednesday, a day before the Georgia Bureau of Investigation made public all documents related to its investigation of a 20-year-old woman's claim that Roethlisberger sexually assaulted her.
Prosecutors announced earlier this week that they are not charging Roethlisberger in the March 5 incident. Blash is the only officer who interviewed the quarterback. He acknowledged in an interview with investigators that he made some derogatory comments about the accuser to other officers.
Multiple calls to a phone number listed for Blash went unanswered.
A little more than a week after the alleged assault was reported, photos surfaced online of Roethlisberger smiling alongside Blash. Blue said the photos were taken hours before the allegation was made.
Blue said on March 12 that beyond filing the report, Blash was not involved in the investigation.
Also revealed in the GBI reports released Thursday was the fact investigators wanted to talk with a woman about a separate incident reportedly involving Roethlisberger.
The documents show that after the alleged assault in Milledgeville, a 16-year-old in a youth law enforcement program told authorities he knew about incidents involving Roethlisberger and a friend's sister.
Authorities repeatedly sought to interview the woman, who is in her early 20s, but she declined. The teen had said he believed the two-time Super Bowl winner twice made unwanted sexual advances toward the woman.
A message seeking comment about the possible earlier incidents was left with his lawyer. In the meantime, the fallout continues to affect the Steelers, this time in the pocketbook. The behavior of Roethlisberger and former Steelers wide receiver Santonio Holmes (http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/players/profile?playerId=9611) might result in a fine by the NFL of as much as $200,000.
Holmes, traded Sunday to the New York Jets (http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/clubhouse?team=nyj), is suspended for the first four games of the season for violating the league's substance abuse policy, and has been involved in a number of incidents that put him in a bad light.
Information from The Associated Press was used in this report.
Something about this whole story is fishy as fuck. There needs to be a new investigation about bribery or something Roethlisberger did to keep this down. It doesn't seem right at all, why are reports like this and his bodyguard dragging a girl into a bathroom coming out after the charges were dropped. If he bribed or did anything to hinder the investigation he should be suspended for a year at the minimum. Time to see if Goodell's player conduct policy is really impartial to race. God knows if Pacman Jones were involved in this mess it'd be a lifetime ban.
Cop in Roethlisberger case resigns
ATLANTA -- The Georgia police officer who took the first report from the woman who accused Pittsburgh Steelers (http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/clubhouse?team=pit) quarterback Ben Roethlisberger (http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/players/profile?playerId=5536) of sexual assault has resigned.
Milledgeville police Chief Woodrow Blue on Friday confirmed that Sgt. Jerry Blash resigned Wednesday, a day before the Georgia Bureau of Investigation made public all documents related to its investigation of a 20-year-old woman's claim that Roethlisberger sexually assaulted her.
Prosecutors announced earlier this week that they are not charging Roethlisberger in the March 5 incident. Blash is the only officer who interviewed the quarterback. He acknowledged in an interview with investigators that he made some derogatory comments about the accuser to other officers.
Multiple calls to a phone number listed for Blash went unanswered.
A little more than a week after the alleged assault was reported, photos surfaced online of Roethlisberger smiling alongside Blash. Blue said the photos were taken hours before the allegation was made.
Blue said on March 12 that beyond filing the report, Blash was not involved in the investigation.
Also revealed in the GBI reports released Thursday was the fact investigators wanted to talk with a woman about a separate incident reportedly involving Roethlisberger.
The documents show that after the alleged assault in Milledgeville, a 16-year-old in a youth law enforcement program told authorities he knew about incidents involving Roethlisberger and a friend's sister.
Authorities repeatedly sought to interview the woman, who is in her early 20s, but she declined. The teen had said he believed the two-time Super Bowl winner twice made unwanted sexual advances toward the woman.
A message seeking comment about the possible earlier incidents was left with his lawyer. In the meantime, the fallout continues to affect the Steelers, this time in the pocketbook. The behavior of Roethlisberger and former Steelers wide receiver Santonio Holmes (http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/players/profile?playerId=9611) might result in a fine by the NFL of as much as $200,000.
Holmes, traded Sunday to the New York Jets (http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/clubhouse?team=nyj), is suspended for the first four games of the season for violating the league's substance abuse policy, and has been involved in a number of incidents that put him in a bad light.
Information from The Associated Press was used in this report.
Something about this whole story is fishy as fuck. There needs to be a new investigation about bribery or something Roethlisberger did to keep this down. It doesn't seem right at all, why are reports like this and his bodyguard dragging a girl into a bathroom coming out after the charges were dropped. If he bribed or did anything to hinder the investigation he should be suspended for a year at the minimum. Time to see if Goodell's player conduct policy is really impartial to race. God knows if Pacman Jones were involved in this mess it'd be a lifetime ban.