Two U wrestlers suspected of criminal sexual conduct
Updated: 11:58 a.m. | Posted: 5:47 a.m.
A nationally ranked University of Minnesota heavyweight wrestler and a teammate have been arrested on suspicion of criminal sexual conduct.
KARE-TV reports that an Athletics Department statement to the station confirmed the two men arrested were student athletes. They have not been charged.
KSTP-TV reports that jail records show the two were arrested Saturday night at different times and places in Minneapolis. Authorities have not released details.
The University of Minnesota said it was "aware of a situation involving two of our student athletes" and that the two were suspended pending further information. The statement didn't identify the athletes or their sport.
Correction (June 17, 2019):An earlier version of this story reported the school's athletics department identified the men as members of the wrestling team when it released a statement. The statement did not identify the athletes or their sport.
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