Report names Tennessee players

In assault

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. - Tennessee linebacker A.J. Johnson and cornerback Michael Williams have been identified as subjects of a rape investigation, according to a Knoxville Police report released Tuesday.

Police said no charges have been filed in the investigation of the incident. The university suspended Johnson and Williams on Monday from all team-related activities.

The report states Knoxville police investigator Tim Riddle spoke to two 19-year-old women on Sunday at the University of Tennessee Medical Center at about 4:30 a.m. One woman said Johnson and Williams raped her at the apartment complex. A second woman said she was sexually assaulted by Williams at the same location.

Police spokesman Darrell DeBusk said the women said the incident occurred sometime between 1:45 and 2:30 a.m.

DeBusk said the woman who said she was sexually assaulted "has decided not to prosecute at this time," but that the other woman wanted to press charges. DeBusk said the woman who said she was raped is a Tennessee student. He said the other woman is from out of state and has returned home.

"Obviously it's very difficult, but it's a situation that we're in," Tennessee coach Butch Jones said after Tuesday's practice. "That's about all that I can comment right now as it goes through the legal process."

Jones declined comment on why he decided to suspend the players now rather than waiting to see if charges would be filed.

DeBusk said police have been "in constant contact" with the district attorney's office since Sunday. He declined to give a timetable on when a decision might be reached on whether to file charges in the case.

Tennessee (5-5, 2-4) hosts No. 19 Missouri (8-2, 5-1) on Saturday. The Volunteers are one win away from becoming bowl-eligible for the first time since 2010.

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