Running back Morgan Ellison was suspended from campus for 2.5 years after an Indiana University panel determined that he sexually assaulted a fellow student, the Indianapolis Star reported on Wednesday.
An IU panel determined that football player Morgan Ellison sexually assaulted a fellow IU student while she slept and then used force to continue the assault when she woke up. He denied using force and said they had consensual sex.https://t.co/XAb9XgcNML via @ZachOsterman and me
— Marisa Kwiatkowski (@IndyMarisaK) October 11, 2018
According to the report, Ellison is accused of having sexually assaulted the student while she was asleep and continued to assault her after she woke up.
Ellison denied using force during the hearing and said the alleged encounter was consensual. The Star reported that it is unclear if the police department has investigated the claims and that the sophomore running back has not been charged for the alleged assault.
Ellison was suspended indefinitely from “all football activities” on Aug. 24th for unknown reasons, but on Oct. 2nd, coach Tom Allen said Ellison had resumed practice.
The news came one day before the IU panel informed Ellison of its decision.
Ellison has until Thursday to appeal the suspension.
