Two ex-Penn State football players who are being charged with felony rape are out on bond until their next meeting.
A 17-year-old Penn State student was raped at the apartment of 19-year-olds Kaveion Allen Keys and Jameial James Lyons in early July. The criminal charge says that another student who was there that night said Lyons “digitally penetrated” her and that she woke up with her pants off.
After practice on Wednesday, Penn State coach James Franklin wouldn’t talk about the charges against Lyons and Keys.
There was a “personal matter” at Penn State that led to the temporary suspension of both players over the summer. By the beginning of August, both were taken off the list. Franklin has refused to talk about their situations.
They went to court on Wednesday, and District Judge Don Hahn set bail at $400,000 for Keys and $500,000 for Lyons. Keys and Lyons did not have to post bail unless they broke the terms of their bond. The next meeting for them is set for Wednesday.
The complaint says that Keys denied knowing “Victim 1” and having sexual contact with any of the women in the flat that night.
The lawsuit says Lyons admitted to having sex with Victim 1 and said he had Keys’ cellphone with him during the encounter, but he denied making a video recording. Victim 1 agreed to have sex with Lyons, but Lyons said he thought Victim 1 would “likely report the situation to the police,” which is what the complaint said.
The cellphones of both Lyons and Keys were looked at. Police say they found a short video on Keys’ camera roll that showed “indecent contact” with Victim 1. There was also a witness in the flat that night. They were named Witness 1 in the complaint.
Keys was accused of forcible rape, sexual assault, aggravated assault without consent, and indecent assault without permission. The first-degree felony rape was charged, as was the second-degree felony sexual assault.
Lyons was charged with aggravated assault without permission (second-degree felony), forcible rape (first-degree felony), voluntary deviate sexual intercourse (second-degree felony), indecent assault without consent (second-degree misdemeanor), and invasion of privacy (second-degree misdemeanor).