Tyrin “Tybo” Rodgers, a sophomore running back for the University of Washington football team, was arrested and charged in King County Superior Court with raping two women.
Rogers, 18, was arrested around 9 a.m. Friday in the 3900 block of Montlake Boulevard, where Husky Stadium is located, Seattle police said. He was released from jail after paying his bail.
On Tuesday, he was charged with one count of second-degree rape and one count of third-degree rape.
The university suspended Rodgers indefinitely from team activities.
Here's what we know:
what happened?
According to prosecutors, Rogers is suspected of raping a woman he met on the dating app Tinder. She told Rogers that the woman did not want to have sex with him before they met, according to her indictment.
The second woman said she met Rogers at a Halloween party last year. After matching on Tinder, the two talked briefly and decided to meet in person, the suspect said. Prosecutors allege that Rogers raped her during one of their meetings.
One of the women filed a Title IX complaint against Rogers with the university in late November, prosecutors said. The woman also posted about the assault on social media to warn others, police said.
Prosecutors allege the rapes occurred between late October and November. Both women attended local universities.
Who is Tyryn “Tybo” Rogers?
Rodgers is a 5-foot-11, 185-pound running back from Bakersfield High School in California.
He played in 12 games for UW last season, carrying the ball 44 times for 184 yards. He also had six catches for 72 yards and three tackles, primarily as a special teams contributor.
He quickly moved up the depth chart due to a season-ending injury to tailback Cameron Davis.
Did Rodgers play after the allegations were reported to UW?
Rodgers was suspended early in UW's fall camp for violating team rules, but ultimately made his Husky debut on September 16 against Michigan State.
Rodgers did not travel to Las Vegas with Washington for the Pac-12 Championship Game on Dec. 1.
Ryan Grubb, Washington's offensive coordinator at the time, told Sports Illustrated's fan nation site Inside the Huskies: Taibo has done a great job of coming here, listening to instructions, getting through this moment and really being a good steward of the team. ”
Law enforcement officials believe there is a connection between the Title IX charges and Rodgers' removal from the active travel roster for the Pac-12 Championship Game.
Rodgers appeared in both of Washington's College Football Playoff games in January. He had five carries for 19 yards in the Sugar Bowl against Texas on January 1, and then added a carry and a catch against Michigan in the CFP Championship Game.
What are university and football officials saying about the situation?
A university spokesperson issued a statement saying the Department of Intercollegiate Athletics is aware of the arrest.
“The student-athlete has been suspended from all team activities until further notice,” University of Wisconsin Athletics spokesperson Jeff Bechthold said in a statement. “The University of Wisconsin will continue to gather facts and cooperate with law enforcement as requested.”
Grubb, head coach Karen DeBoer and athletic director Troy Dunnen, all of whom were in Washington when the allegations were reported to the university, are no longer part of UC's athletic department. DeBoer departed for Alabama on Jan. 12, taking Grubb with him for a short time before the offensive coordinator returned to Seattle as the Seahawks' offensive coordinator. Dannen resigned on March 20 to take the athletic director position at the University of Nebraska.
Neither Mr. Grubb nor Mr. DeBoer responded to The Seattle Times' requests for comment about the incident.
“That's not what I came here for,” Jed Fisch said after Washington's fourth spring practice on Tuesday. “It had nothing to do with what we're doing here. As soon as I learned of this allegation and brought it to our attention, he was suspended indefinitely. No comment on what happened in the past. It doesn't concern me.”
Fish said he didn't know until recently that Rodgers had previously been suspended.
Seattle Times staff writers Caitlin Freeman and Andy Yamashita contributed to this report.
