2 former Penn State football players facing felony rape, sex charges

Two erstwhile Penn State Nittany Lions shot players are facing felony rape charges stemming from an alleged incident successful July. 

Jameial Lyons, a 19-year-old from Philadelphia, is being charged pinch rape, aggravated battle without consent, voluntary deviate intersexual intercourse and aggravated individual battle without consent, arsenic good arsenic misdemeanors of indecent battle without consent of others and penetration of privateness without consent.

Kaveion Keys, besides 19, from Richmond, Virginia, is charged pinch rape, aggravated indecent battle without consent and intersexual assault, arsenic good arsenic a misdemeanor complaint of indecent battle without consent of others.

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Penn State freshman linebacker Kaveion Keys (48) tackles Delaware moving backmost Jo'Nathan Silver during nan 2nd half of a NCAA shot crippled Saturday, Sept. 9, 2023, successful State College, Pa. (IMAGN)

According to PennLive, nan charges stem from alleged events from July 7, successful which a student reported intersexual battle successful a residence hallway connected Penn State’s field successful State College. An affidavit of probable origin has not yet been released, nan outlet adds.

Lyons and Keys are nary longer members of nan Penn State football program, arsenic nan outlet was told connected July 31 they were placed connected interim suspension to grip a "personal matter" earlier confirming 3 days later they were so nary longer pinch nan squad. 

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"We are alert of nan superior charges against Mr. Keys and Mr. Lyons, who are nary longer enrolled astatine nan University," Penn State said connected Tuesday successful a statement. 

"The information of our organization is our apical priority, and Penn State takes immoderate study of intersexual battle aliases misconduct very earnestly and investigates immoderate and each reports."

Penn State Nittany Lions protect extremity Jameial Lyons (19) pressures Massachusetts Minutemen backmost Ahmad Haston (16) during nan 4th fourth astatine Beaver Stadium. Penn State defeated Massachusetts 63-0. (Matthew O'Haren-USA TODAY Sports)

While Keys, a linebacker, was redshirted successful his first play pinch nan Nittany Lions, his protect extremity teammate Lyons recorded 8 games arsenic a freshman, tallying 2.5 tackles for nonaccomplishment and a sack.

Both Lyons and Keys were expected to person a larger domiciled pinch nan squad this season. 

They are scheduled to beryllium arraigned connected Wednesday, per criminal dockets obtained by The New York Post.

Penn State protect extremity Jameial Lyons (19) and protect tackle Zane Durant (28) grounds a QB hurry connected Delaware's Zach Marker during nan 2nd of a NCAA shot crippled Saturday, Sept. 9, 2023, successful State College, Pa. (IMAGN)

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A preliminary proceeding for Lyons and Keys is group for Oct. 30.

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