Police in Ga. hope to interview Steelers QB Roethlisberger about assault allegation soon

Police hope to interview Roethlisberger soon

MILLEDGEVILLE, Ga. — The police chief in a Georgia college town says authorities hope to interview Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger in the next several days about a sexual assault accusation against him.

Milledgeville Police Chief Woodrow Blue offered little other new information at a press conference Monday.

Police are investigating a 20-year-old college student’s claim that Roethlisberger sexually assaulted her early Friday. He has not been charged.

Blue says police have been talking with Roethlisberger’s attorney, Ed Garland, and they expect Garland to arrange for them to speak with the quarterback.

Officials say the accuser has also hired an attorney, but they would not say who that is.

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MILLEDGEVILLE, Ga. (AP) — The police chief in a Georgia college town says authorities hope to interview Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger in the next several days about a sexual assault accusation against him.

Milledgeville Police Chief Woodrow Blue offered little other new information at a press conference Monday.

Police are investigating a 20-year-old college student’s claim that Roethlisberger sexually assaulted her early Friday. He has not been charged.

Blue says police have been talking with Roethlisberger’s attorney, Ed Garland, and they expect Garland to arrange for them to speak with the quarterback.

Deputy chief Richard Malone says the accuser has also hired an attorney, but he would not say who that is.

(This version REMOVES incorrect attribution of comment about victim’s attorney to deputy police chief.)