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Star QB Under Investigation Re: Sexual Battery Allegations

November 14th, 2013 by flanews

Investigators for the Tallahassee Police Department made contract today with the attorney representing FSU Quarterback Jameis Winston. Winston was allegedly involved in a sexual battery in December 2012. The football players attorney may not let his client talk to police.

The heavily redacted police report alleging sexual battery is dated December 7th, last year. The State Attorney’s Office has confirmed it involves FSU Quarterback Jameis Winston. Winston’s Attorney says his client is absolutely innocent. “We have done our investigation. We have turned over what we believe is exculpatory  information to the state attorney with witnesses who were present,” says Tim Jansen, Winston Attorney.

The State Attorney’s office received the case file on Tuesday, that’s at least a day after police received a public records request for the report. Tallahassee Police are refusing to answer any questions including why it took so long to forward such a high profile case to Prosecutors. States Attorney Wille Meggs is traveling, we reached him by phone. “I got my first knowledge of it yesterday at 10:02, little bit shocked to learn it’s been an ongoing investigation since December 7th,” says Willie Meggs, State’s Attorney (2nd Judicial Circuit).

While Winston’s attorney says they are cooperating, he wouldn’t say if he would allow his client to speak with investigators. “They talked to me today, they confirmed to me that the state attorney has asked them to do some follow up investigation and we will try to cooperate with them as much as possible.”

Reported Vasilinda asked, “Does that mean you’ll make your client available to them?” “We will cooperate with them as much as possible,” Tim Jansen said.

Prosecutors working the case wouldn’t put a time table on resolving it.

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