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Duke Investigating Sexual Assault Allegation Made Against Former Men’s Basketball Player

Duke University is reportedly investigating a sexual assault allegation made against a former men’s basketball player.

Here are details from ESPN:

In a series of statements released Friday through her attorney, Meredith Watson said a former Duke basketball player raped her in 1999. Watson also has said that Virginia Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax sexually assaulted her on Duke’s campus in Durham, North Carolina, when they were both students in 2000.

The identity of the men’s basketball player facing the allegation is not known.

Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski said both he and the university understand the severity of the matter.