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Posted at 11:36 a.m., Saturday, August 2, 2008

CBKB: No sex charges against 3 Syracuse players, report says

Associated Press

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — An Onondaga County grand jury won't hand up criminal charges against three Syracuse University basketball players who were accused of sexually assaulting a female student.

The Post-Standard is reporting that District Attorney William Fitzpatrick told lawyers for Jonny Flynn, Antonio Jardine and Rick Jackson on Saturday that the panel decided not to consider charges. The grand jurors acted after taking testimony from the freshman student and the players, who testified Friday after giving up their rights to immunity against prosecution.

The newspaper says the female student — who has since left school — filed complaints about two encounters involving the players in September and October.

It was not immediately known whether they will face university discipline.