Jan. 19, 2013
Wide receiver Michael Crabtree is the subject of a San Francisco Police Department allegation into an alleged sexual assault following the 49ers’ playoff-opening win last weekend.
Crabtree traveled with the 49ers on Friday night to Atlanta for the NFC Championship Game. He was not spotted walking with teammates into the lobby of the team’s downtown hotel, which was cordoned off by hotel security. CSN Bay Area, however, did see Crabtree exit the team buses with a security escort.
The 49ers issued the following statement from general manager Trent Baalke just after the team arrived in Atlanta, at nearly 11:30 p.m. EDT:
“We are aware of the allegation against Michael and understand that he has fully cooperated with authorities. The 49ers take such matters very seriously. We will have no further comment at this time as the legal process is ongoing. Additional requests for comment should be directed to Michael’s attorney.”
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Here is the press release issued by SFPD:
The San Francisco Police Department is investigating an allegation of a sexual assault involving San Francisco 49ers Michael Crabtree. The alleged assault occurred in a San Francisco hotel in the early morning hours of Sunday, Jan 13. The incident is being investigated by the Special Victims Unit.
Michael Crabtree has been interviewed with his lawyer present and has cooperated in this investigation. Michael Crabtree has not been detained or arrested and has agreed to make himself available to investigators in the future.
When the investigation is completed, it will be presented to the District Attorney’s Office.
Anyone with information on this incident is asked to contact the SFPD Special Victims Unit at (415) 553-9225, the Anonymous Tip Line at (415) 575-4444, or Text a Tip to TIP411 and begin the message with SFPD.”
source: mercury news
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