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Friday, November 22 Wright allegedly entered female's room, made unwanted sexual advances Associated Press |
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BOULDER, Colo. -- A Boulder County judge has ordered University of Colorado basketball player James Wright to stand trial on charges he illegally entered a female student's dormitory room and made unwanted sexual advances.
James ''Mookie'' Wright, 21, is accused of letting himself into the 18-year-old's room earlier this month as she slept, crawling into her bed and asking for sexual favors. After she declined and told him to leave, he remained for a time lying next to her, according to an arrest report.
CU men's basketball coach Ricardo Patton suspended the starting guard from competition until further notice. Wright will be able to continue practicing with the team, Patton said.
At a preliminary hearing on Thursday, Boulder County Judge John F. Stavely ordered Wright to stand trial on a charge of felony second-degree burglary.
Prosecutor Rob Shapiro said a separate charge of indecent exposure wasn't considered as serious and didn't require a preliminary hearing, but would be included in the trial.
The freshman student testified at the hearing that she told Wright to leave her room, but that he instead stayed and fondled himself.
The woman said she was lying in her bed after taking cold medicine when Wright entered her room uninvited, and made advances.
''He grabbed my hand and moved it toward the lower part of his body,'' she testified Thursday.
Patton said Wright met with CU Judicial Affairs officials on Monday. CU athletic spokesman Dave Plati said Wright is also still attending class. He said the Judicial Affairs Committee will meet sometime next week.
''They could do anything, from doing nothing to explusion,'' Plati said. ''We'll have to wait and see.''
Wright, who started in 23 games last season after arriving from Compton Community College in California, shot 76.9 percent from the free throw line. He ranked 5th in assists in the Big 12 Conference with 4.93 per game and averaged 8.2 points per game. |
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