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49ers gathering facts on reported investigation of Colin Kaepernick for possible sexual assault
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By Frank Schwab43 minutes agoShutdown Corner
The San Francisco 49ers said they are aware of a TMZ report saying quarterback Colin Kaepernick is being investigated for a possible sexual assault and are gathering facts on the incident.
TMZ reported Thursday that police are in the beginning stages of investigating an alleged incident which TMZ said happened at the Viceroy Hotel in Miami earlier this month. The story said no charges have been filed at this point. Miami Police confirmed to the San Jose Mercury News that Kaepernick is the subject of an investigation, but did not specify what he is being investigated for.
The Sacramento Bee's Matt Barrows reported that according to the Miami Police Department report, the incident actually happened at Seahawks receiver Ricardo Lockette's apartment in Miami on April 1, and that Lockette and 49ers receiver Quinton Patton are also part of the investigation.
The 49ers responded with a statement.
“The 49ers organization is aware of the recent media report regarding Colin Kaepernick and is in the process of gathering the pertinent facts," the statement said.
Kaepernick, 26, has become one of the league's best and most popular quarterbacks since taking over as San Francisco's starting quarterback in the middle of the 2012 season. This offseason, the organization has been adamant about getting Kaepernick a lucrative long-term extension that would make him the 49ers quarterback for many years to come.
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They still havn't released the man's name claiming the assault.
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