Two University of South Dakota football players accused in a sexual assault burst into a bedroom where another teammate was having consensual sex with a woman and attacked her, court documents allege.
The Oct. 22 attack happened at an off-campus residence that suspects Danny Rambo, 20, and Dale Williamson, 21, share with teammate Adam Harris, Vermillion Police Lt. Crystal Brady said in an affidavit.
The woman had been at the residence with two female friends watching a movie with the players. The friends eventually left. While the woman and Harris were having consensual sex, “Danny and Dale entered the bedroom without the victim’s knowledge,” and proceeded to assault her, Brady said. The woman told Brady no one had been drinking alcohol.
The university suspended all three players for last Saturday’s game against Southern Illinois for unspecified violations of team rules. Rambo was charged criminally Monday with felony second-degree rape, which carries a maximum punishment of 50 years in prison. Williamson was charged with felony second-degree attempted rape, which has a maximum punishment of 25 years behind bars.
The two turned themselves in without incident Monday. They made initial court appearances Tuesday but did not enter pleas, according to the Clay County Clerk of Court’s Office. They are due back in court Nov. 7. In the meantime, Rambo’s bond remains at $25,000 and Williamson’s at $20,000. They did not have listed attorneys, and did not immediately respond to messages left for them at the jail seeking comment.