Attorney: Ex-Rutgers athlete apologized after sexual assault

NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. (AP) An attorney for a Rutgers University student who says she was sexually assaulted by two football players says she received a written

NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. (AP) An attorney for a Rutgers University student who says she was sexually assaulted by two football players says she received a written apology from one of them.

NJ.com reports (http://bit.ly/2f5cdUp ) the woman filed a lawsuit last week alleging that former Scarlet Knights football players Marques Ford and John Bowers sexually assaulted her after she drank too much and became incapacitated at a November 2015 party.

Bowers was dating the then-18-year-old freshman at the time.

Attorney Jeffrey Fritz says his client received a series of messages from Bowers in which he apologized for the assault and blamed Ford.

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Ford declined to comment when reached by NJ.com. Bowers did not respond to requests for comment.

Bowers and Ford have since left Rutgers. Rutgers officials also have declined to comment.

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Information from: NJ.com, http://www.nj.com