A former member of the Miami Hurricanes football program -- and the son of a U legend -- is facing some rather significant allegations at his current football home.
WMBF-TV in Conway, SC, is reporting that an arrest warrant was issued for Coastal Carolina cornerback Ray Lewis III in connection to claims that he had sexually assaulted two women. The FCS player turned himself into authorities earlier Friday and was charged with third-degree criminal sexual conduct.
The alleged incidents that led to the charges occurred in January. From the television station’s report:On Saturday, January 23, Conway Police officer responded to a local hospital, where the victims told police they were sexually assaulted at an apartment in the 2200 block of Technology Drive, according to a news release from the police department. Detectives were called to the hospital to take over the investigation.
Medical reports, victim statements, witness statements, and lab statements were presented to the solicitor’s office, and warrants were obtained for 20-year-old Ray Lewis III.
The arrest warrant alleges that Lewis did engage in sexual battery with an 18-year-old female with the knowledge that the victim was incapacitated and/or physically helpless from the use of drugs and/or alcohol.
The 20-year-old Lewis, the son of UM Hall of Famer Ray Lewis, spent two seasons at his father’s alma mater without ever playing a down before transferring to Coastal Carolina in January of 2015. In 2015 as a redshirt sophomore, the younger Lewis played in 12 games for the Chanticleers.
Suffice to say, he has been indefinitely suspended from the football team.
Coastal Carolina, incidentally, will be making the move from the FCS to the FBS level for the 2017 season. It was announced in September of last year that the Chanticleers will join the Sun Belt Conference for football beginning that season.