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Law enforcement officials in Nevada have no intention of opening a criminal investigation into allegations Roethlisberger raped a woman at a Lake Tahoe hotel-casino a year ago, the sheriff’s department said Wednesday. Douglas County Sheriff’s Deputy Teresa Duffy said the accuser would have to file a criminal complaint to trigger an investigation into the incident the woman says occurred during a celebrity golf tournament last July while she was working as an executive VIP casino host at Harrah’s Lake Tahoe.
Reported by the Associated Press
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“The victim is the only one who can do that,” Duffy said. “Unless there was a third party that actually witnessed the incident, which according to the civil case, was not the case here. ...” The 31-year-old Nevada woman has filed a lawsuit saying the Super Bowl winning quarterback raped her in a hotel penthouse across the street from the golf course, a claim his lawyer vehemently denies. ... In other words, this story remains at the "distraction" level in terms of training-camp impact. Nonetheless, we'll have more as developments warrant.
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