Atlas
06-08-2005, 01:27 AM
This guy is in deep....doodoo
STRIP-CLUB RAPE CLAIM
Alleged assault on dancer by NFL star under review
The Broward State Attorney's Office is looking into a complaint of an alleged sexual assault at a strip club and will determine if charges are warranted.
By WANDA J. DeMARZO AND EVAN S. BENN
wdemarzo@herald.com
An exotic dancer's account of an alleged sexual attack by an NFL player is detailed in a report The Herald obtained Wednesday from the Broward State Attorney's Office.
Prosecutors are in the process of reviewing the complaint and will decide whether to will file charges against Al Harris, a cornerback for the Green Bay Packers who grew up in Broward County and has a home in Coral Springs.
''The allegations in there are entirely false,'' said Keith Seltzer, a Fort Lauderdale attorney who represents Harris. ``These are obviously the creations of someone with a vivid imagination. It's totally, totally fiction.''
The dancer, who was not named, claimed the incident happened about 1:30 a.m. April 17 at The Cheetah II strip club in Pompano Beach.
According to the incident report:
Broward Sheriff's Office deputies were contacted that morning by staff at North Ridge Medical Center in Fort Lauderdale about an alleged rape victim being treated there.
The victim told Deputy Samuel Sirico that she went into the strip club's Champagne Room with a tall man with dreadlocked hair.
The woman told Sirico that the man wanted to have sex with her and she told him no and tried to push him away. But he did not stop, she said.
She also told investigators that there are cameras in the Champagne Room -- a private, dimly lit area -- and that customers must fill out a form before they enter the room. She also said she believed her alleged attacker paid with a credit card.
At the Sexual Assault Treatment Center, a rape kit was completed and DNA taken from the victim, according to the report.
The victim told police she did not know the name of the man, who investigators have identified as Harris, several sources told The Herald.
Harris, 30, got his football start playing at Blanch Ely High in Pompano Beach.
He could not be reached for comment Wednesday, but he addressed the issue to reporters at the Packers training camp last month in Green Bay.
''All I can say is I haven't broken any laws or anything of that nature,'' Harris said. ``So I'll sit back and see what happens.''
STRIP-CLUB RAPE CLAIM
Alleged assault on dancer by NFL star under review
The Broward State Attorney's Office is looking into a complaint of an alleged sexual assault at a strip club and will determine if charges are warranted.
By WANDA J. DeMARZO AND EVAN S. BENN
wdemarzo@herald.com
An exotic dancer's account of an alleged sexual attack by an NFL player is detailed in a report The Herald obtained Wednesday from the Broward State Attorney's Office.
Prosecutors are in the process of reviewing the complaint and will decide whether to will file charges against Al Harris, a cornerback for the Green Bay Packers who grew up in Broward County and has a home in Coral Springs.
''The allegations in there are entirely false,'' said Keith Seltzer, a Fort Lauderdale attorney who represents Harris. ``These are obviously the creations of someone with a vivid imagination. It's totally, totally fiction.''
The dancer, who was not named, claimed the incident happened about 1:30 a.m. April 17 at The Cheetah II strip club in Pompano Beach.
According to the incident report:
Broward Sheriff's Office deputies were contacted that morning by staff at North Ridge Medical Center in Fort Lauderdale about an alleged rape victim being treated there.
The victim told Deputy Samuel Sirico that she went into the strip club's Champagne Room with a tall man with dreadlocked hair.
The woman told Sirico that the man wanted to have sex with her and she told him no and tried to push him away. But he did not stop, she said.
She also told investigators that there are cameras in the Champagne Room -- a private, dimly lit area -- and that customers must fill out a form before they enter the room. She also said she believed her alleged attacker paid with a credit card.
At the Sexual Assault Treatment Center, a rape kit was completed and DNA taken from the victim, according to the report.
The victim told police she did not know the name of the man, who investigators have identified as Harris, several sources told The Herald.
Harris, 30, got his football start playing at Blanch Ely High in Pompano Beach.
He could not be reached for comment Wednesday, but he addressed the issue to reporters at the Packers training camp last month in Green Bay.
''All I can say is I haven't broken any laws or anything of that nature,'' Harris said. ``So I'll sit back and see what happens.''