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Chris Jones Pleads Not Guilty to Rape, Sodomy

Chris Jones Pleads Not Guilty to Rape, Sodomy
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By The Associated Press
Feb. 26, 2015 | LOUISVILLE, KY
By The Associated Press Feb. 26, 2015 | 10:01 AM | LOUISVILLE, KY
Former Louisville guard Chris Jones has pleaded not guilty to charges of rape and sodomy, days after being dismissed from the team.

The 23-year-old Jones appeared Thursday in Jefferson District Court before Judge Sheila Collins.

The Memphis native was dismissed from the team Sunday, days after he was reinstated following a one-game suspension Feb. 17 for violating an unspecified team rule. Coach Rick Pitino said Jones returned to the team after meeting unspecified conditions for reinstatement.

A Louisville campus police report obtained on Monday stated that Jones sent a woman a text threatening to "smack" her on Feb. 17. No charges were filed against Jones, but he was suspended from the team hours later and did not travel with Louisville to a game at Syracuse.


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