3 Unnamed Michigan State Football Players to Be Charged in Sexual Assault Case

The Ingham County prosecutor's office will bring sexual assault charges against three Michigan State football players stemming from a Jan. 16 incident, per Chris Solari of the Detroit Free Press. 

Although the players have not yet been named, prosecutor Carol Siemon alleges the accused sexually assaulted a woman in an apartment on campus in East Lansing.

As Solari, Christopher Haxel and Matt Mencarini of the Detroit Free Press noted, three players and one staffer were suspended from the team in February. Charges were not brought against the employee, although the prosecutor did review that part of the case according to the statement.

"Regarding the ongoing investigations taking place within our program, the allegations are something we’re extremely concerned about and taking very seriously," head coach Mark Dantonio said of the situation in February, per Solari. "We took immediate action by suspending those involved as soon as we were notified of the situation."

Former player Auston Robertson was charged with sexual assault this offeason before being dismissed by the team. D'Antonio also suspended an unknown number of players after the spring game without going into the details of those suspensions.