The troubles for the SUNY Albany football team continued as another Dane was arrested last Wednesday in connection with the alleged rape of a UAlbany freshman the previous Sunday. Freshman Charles Guadagno joined classmates Lorenzo Ashbourne and Julius Harris in being charged for sexual assault. All three have been suspended from the football team and the university, pending the outcome of the trial.
Thursday brought at least temporary freedom for Ashbourne after he posted $50,000 bail in Guilderland Town Court. Bail has been set at $50,000 for the other two players as well; they still sit in Albany County Jail.
UAlbany football Coach Bob Ford said at a news conference that he had discussed the issue in detail with his other players, and that they—like at many other universities—undergo formal training on how athletes’ conduct represents the school.
