A.J. Johnson and Michael WilliamsAs spring semester classes got under way at the University of Tennessee this week, neither the two suspects nor the alleged victim in a recent rape investigation were enrolled as students.
Michael Williams, one of two football players accused of raping a 19-year-old woman on Nov. 16, is not registered for classes this term, according to Karen Ann Simsen, the university's director of media and internal relations. Williams, who is also accused of sexually assaulting another 19-year-old woman, was in his sophomore year at Tennessee.
The other suspect, star linebacker A.J. Johnson, graduated following the fall semester. Though he and Williams have been suspended from the team since shortly after Knoxville police began their investigation, Johnson posed for photos in cap and gown at Tennessee's student-athlete graduation festivities in December.
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