Tylin “Tybo” Rogers, a sophomore running back for the University of Washington football team, has been arrested and charged in King County Superior Court with the rape of two women.
Rogers, 18, was arrested around 9 a.m. Friday in the 3900 block of Montlake Boulevard, where Husky Stadium is, according to the Seattle Police Department. He was released from jail the next day after posting bond for $300,000 bail.
UW football running back arrested, charged on rape allegations
On Tuesday, he was charged with one count of second-degree rape and one count of third-degree rape.
In a statement, the UW said it suspended Rogers indefinitely from all team activities. Rogers is scheduled to be arraigned April 18.
Here’s what we know.
What happened?
Rogers began talking with a woman, a student at Seattle Central College, on the dating app Tinder in August of last year, according to the charging document. After a short conversation, the woman ignored Rogers and his Instagram messages for months.
The woman eventually responded to Rogers on Instagram, after which he asked if he could come to the woman’s apartment midday. Before agreeing to have Rogers come over, the woman told Rogers she did not want to have sex, according to the document.
Rogers came to the woman’s house Oct. 23, police said in their probable cause document. When the woman’s roommate left for work, Rogers asked the woman if they were alone. Then he asked her to come closer, grabbed her and forcefully kissed her, police said.
The woman verbally resisted, but Rogers proceeded to rape the woman, police allege.
The woman went to Harborview Medical Center to have a rape kit done when Rogers left. The woman also reported the rape to law enforcement on Oct. 28, prosecutors said in the charging document.
The second woman, a UW undergraduate, said she met Rogers at a Halloween party last year. Later, after matching on Tinder, the two talked briefly and decided to meet in person sometime between Halloween and Thanksgiving, charges say.
During their meetup, Rogers raped the woman, even as she was yelling for him to stop. He covered her mouth and yelled “No,” prosecutors said. The woman also said Rogers used one of his hands to choke her, restricting her breathing. The assault lasted about 20 minutes, charges say.
The woman reported the rape to Seattle police Feb. 23, charges say.
