CLEVELAND, Ohio -- A civil jury has found a woman liable for malicious prosecution in a rape allegation she made against a former Ohio State football standout more than five years ago, Cleveland.com reported.
The accusation against Gareon Conley came shortly before the 2017 NFL draft, in which he had been projected to be a high first-round pick. The 23-year-old woman alleged that he had sexually assaulted her in a Cleveland hotel room. Conley's attorney said the sex was consensual.
A grand jury in Cleveland declined to indict Conley on any of the possible charges according to the Cuyahoga County prosecutor's office, and he signed a four-year contract with the Oakland Raiders, who made him the 24th overall pick.