COLUMBUS – Two former Ohio State football players have pleaded not guilty to holding a woman against her will and raping her.
Defensive backs Amir Riep and Jahsen Wint made an initial appearance Thursday in Franklin County Municipal Court in Columbus.
Their attorneys entered the pleas on their behalf.
Both were kicked off the team Wednesday after they were charged.
I have dismissed Amir Riep and Jahsen Wint from our football program. I am not making any statement on the criminal charges, but it is clear they did not live up to our standards and my expectations. The athletics department will make sure they both continue to have access to the health and well-being resources available to students and student-athletes. Due to the ongoing criminal investigation, I will not be commenting further. -statement from OSU head football coach Ryan Day
Riep and Wint, both 21, surrendered at Columbus police headquarters and were booked into jail early Wednesday in connection with the Feb. 4 incident at the apartment the two players shared on Sawmill Place Blvd, according to Columbus police.
The two were reportedly scheduled to be arraigned on Thursday.
RAPE SUSPECTS ARRESTED:
21yo Amir Riep & 21yo Jahsen Wint were arrested last night-both charged w/rape & kidnapping. The suspects turned themselves into CPD Headquarters .
The crime occurred 2/4/20 at 2330 Sawmill Place Blvd.
19yo female victim.
The nvestigation is ongoing. pic.twitter.com/vWslF6D4fC
— Columbus Division of Police (@ColumbusPolice) February 12, 2020
The 19-year-old woman making the accusation says she was hanging out with Riep when they began to engage in consensual sex.
The woman says she told Riep she didn’t want to continue. She says Wint entered the room and asked if he could join.
Police say Wint told the woman she needed to say what happened was “consensual on a video.”
Riep is a senior cornerback from Cincinnati who played in 26 games.
Wint is a redshirt junior safety from Brooklyn, N.Y.