Ohio State has suspended defensive backs Amier Riep and Jahsen Wint from the football team after both were charged with rape and kidnapping related to an alleged Feb. 4 sexual assault. WBNS-TV in Columbus reported early Wednesday that both players are in custody in the Franklin County Jail. Riep and Wint are scheduled to be arraigned Thursday on charges that are first-degree felonies. “We are aware that two of our students have been arrested and criminally charged,” OSU spokesperson Ben Johnson told WBNS. “They have been suspended from all activities involving the football program. We will share more information when available.” A Franklin County Municipal Court complaint says the alleged victim began engaging in consensual sex with Riep and then said she did not want to continue. The victim told police that Wint entered the room and Riep requested he join the two. The victim said Riep then grabbed her by…
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