Police to interview Roethlisberger
Former Miami University star accused of sexual assault
March 9, 2010, 8:44 a.m.
STAFF REPORT
Ben Roethlisberger, the former Miami University star and current Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback accused of sexually assaulting a woman Friday at a rural Georgia nightspot, will be interviewed soon by authorities, police said Monday.
"We anticipate interviewing him at a certain point in the next couple of days," Police Chief Woodrow Blue said in a statement in Milledgeville, about 80 miles southeast of Atlanta.
Witnesses were contacted over the weekend, and the lawyer for the 28-year-old has been in touch with authorities as well, according to Blue. "He's in the process of making arrangements for us to talk to Mr. Roethlisberger," Blue said, referring to Roethlisberger's lawyer, Atlanta defense attorney Ed Garland.
"The facts show that there was no criminal activity," Garland said in a statement. "No sexual assault occurred. We are cooperating with the investigation. Ben is completely innocent of any crime. The truth of the events should cause this investigation to end without a criminal charge."