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Baylor assistants deny Briles knew of alleged rape

Baylor's assistant coaches released a statement via Twitter on Friday night, in which they disputed a Board of Regents member's claims that former coach Art Briles was aware of an alleged gang rape involving former Bears players and didn't report it to proper authorities.

During a meeting with the Dallas Morning News editorial board on Thursday, Baylor regent David Harper said he knew of at least one instance when Briles was told of an allegation of gang rape and didn't report it to proper authorities.

"He was made aware of one of the allegations of a gang rape," Harper told The News.