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On Monday new broke of official charges against Wisconsin Badgers wide receiver Quintez Cephus.
He was charged with one count of second-degree sexual assault of an intoxicated person and one count of third-degree sexual assault against a second woman from the same alleged incident.
What was alleged in the court filling was certainly disturbing. But, there are two sides to every case and on Tuesday, Cephus’ attorney hit back against the charges for which his client will be arraigned on on Thursday.
According to the Wisconsin State Journal, the lawyers for Cephus are preparing to show that Cephus’ accusers were not intoxicated during the alleged timeframe of the incident in question.
Stephen Meyer, one of Cephus’ lawyers, issued an e-mail stating that he intends to present evidence that shows neither of the accusers were intoxicated and events never happened like they said they did that night.
Part of his request to the court on Monday was to preserve certain evidence that would be relevant to the defense — things like cell phone records, surveillance footage and other recordable information.
“The prosecution possesses critical forensic, physical and documentary evidence not disclosed or described by the criminal complaint,” Meyer wrote, according to the Wisconsin State Journal. “Its preservation is essential to ensure all relevant facts are presented and to assure a fair resolution of this case.”
The report also indicates that Meyer had originally requested the preservation of certain evidence way back on June 19 as this case was being looked in to for possible charges.
Central to the complaint that was filed on Monday is the claim that Cephus had non-consensual sex with two women who were both heavily intoxicated after having met at the Double U bar on University Ave earlier that night.
According to the report:
Among the evidence Meyer asked prosecutors to preserve were camera images from the lobby, elevator and second floor of Cephus’ apartment building and video footage of the entrances to two residence halls on the UW-Madison campus, which he wrote will show the women were not impaired.
Meyer also asked for video footage from the Double U and another bar, along with city street camera footage on University Avenue and Frances Street, which he said would also show the two were not impaired.
Meyer also sought the results of blood or urine tests of the women done as part of the investigation, and wants prosecutors to preserve phones belonging to Cephus and the two women, along with the results of any forensic examination of the phones.
Clearly it is important to take these charges seriously, but it is equally important that both sides of what claimed to have happened that night be told.
Cephus has a very different story from his accusers, as was made clear by what his lawyer is saying publicly at this time. It will be up to a judge and likely a jury to figure out what the truth of this matter actually is.
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He was charged with one count of second-degree sexual assault of an intoxicated person and one count of third-degree sexual assault against a second woman from the same alleged incident.
What was alleged in the court filling was certainly disturbing. But, there are two sides to every case and on Tuesday, Cephus’ attorney hit back against the charges for which his client will be arraigned on on Thursday.
According to the Wisconsin State Journal, the lawyers for Cephus are preparing to show that Cephus’ accusers were not intoxicated during the alleged timeframe of the incident in question.
Stephen Meyer, one of Cephus’ lawyers, issued an e-mail stating that he intends to present evidence that shows neither of the accusers were intoxicated and events never happened like they said they did that night.
Part of his request to the court on Monday was to preserve certain evidence that would be relevant to the defense — things like cell phone records, surveillance footage and other recordable information.
“The prosecution possesses critical forensic, physical and documentary evidence not disclosed or described by the criminal complaint,” Meyer wrote, according to the Wisconsin State Journal. “Its preservation is essential to ensure all relevant facts are presented and to assure a fair resolution of this case.”
The report also indicates that Meyer had originally requested the preservation of certain evidence way back on June 19 as this case was being looked in to for possible charges.
Central to the complaint that was filed on Monday is the claim that Cephus had non-consensual sex with two women who were both heavily intoxicated after having met at the Double U bar on University Ave earlier that night.
According to the report:
Among the evidence Meyer asked prosecutors to preserve were camera images from the lobby, elevator and second floor of Cephus’ apartment building and video footage of the entrances to two residence halls on the UW-Madison campus, which he wrote will show the women were not impaired.
Meyer also asked for video footage from the Double U and another bar, along with city street camera footage on University Avenue and Frances Street, which he said would also show the two were not impaired.
Meyer also sought the results of blood or urine tests of the women done as part of the investigation, and wants prosecutors to preserve phones belonging to Cephus and the two women, along with the results of any forensic examination of the phones.
Clearly it is important to take these charges seriously, but it is equally important that both sides of what claimed to have happened that night be told.
Cephus has a very different story from his accusers, as was made clear by what his lawyer is saying publicly at this time. It will be up to a judge and likely a jury to figure out what the truth of this matter actually is.
Continue reading...