Police say a University of Utah student-athlete is wanted after fleeing to Canada amid a rape investigation, according to reports.
diver is on the run after police say he may have fled the country amid an investigation into rape allegations, according to multiple reports.is believed to have fled to Canada where he is a citizen after learning that he was being investigated for the August 2022 incident, WITI-TV reported.
According to court documents from the Salt Lake County District Attorney's Office, Smyth approached a woman in her dorm room common area and exchanged contact information. He then allegedly went to the woman’s dorm minutes later.The documents, obtained by KSTU, allege that Smyth began kissing the woman despite her refusal. He then allegedly forced the woman into various sexual activities before forcibly raping her.
Police reportedly tried to serve Smyth with a temporary protective order at his dorm days later but soon learned he had packed up and returnedThe Utah Utes logo on a tent before the college football game between the Utah Utes and the Arizona State Sun Devils on September 24, 2022 at Sun Devil Stadium in Tempe, Arizona.The university released a statement that said Smyth had been suspended upon learning about the police investigation in February.
"Upon being notified by the University’s Office of Equal Opportunity of a pending investigation, Ben Smyth was immediately suspended on Feb. 20 from all team activities. We take matters of this type very seriously, and have continued to monitor the situation. We will not have further comment as this matter proceeds through the legal process."
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