Expert, lawyer see flaws in rape allegations against OU’s Rodney Anderson
Woman files protective order, accuses OU starting back of rape
Woman files protective order, accuses OU starting back of rape
Woman files protective order, accuses OU starting back of rape
An Oklahoma football star’s fate is in limbo tonight after a woman accused him of rape and filed a protective order against him.
Redshirt sophomore running back Rodney Anderson is now working to clear his name after the accuser says he sexually assaulted her.
A copy of the protective order says the woman and Anderson met at a bar and went home together, but she passed out. She just now reported the sexual assault.
“He’s been exceptional this year,” said sports talk radio host Sam Mayes, with 107.7 The Franchise. “But now that all that narrative gets thrown out the door because we are talking rape allegations.”
The plaintiff claims Anderson raped her three weeks ago and that it wasn’t until this past weekend that she started recalling sexual contact and trying to get away to put on clothes.
“You have to take these things extremely seriously,” Mayes said. “But as the day has gone on, you’re hearing Rodney Anderson has a leg to stand on here. There are text messages and information out there that doesn’t exactly fit the young lady’s story.”
Anderson vehemently denies that he raped anyone. He apparently started a Twitter account to fight for his innocence.
“In my wildest dreams, I never thought I’d have to set up a Twitter account to defend myself,” the account named Rodney Anderson with handle @24RAnderson posted. “In the most possible straightforward and honest manner, I did not do this. @espn”
Legal experts said he sees some flaws in the case.
“There are things that are indicated here in the summary from the Norman Police Department and in the protective order that leave a great many holes in the story,” attorney Adam Weintraub told Tulsa television station KJRH. “The easy thing for the district attorney or the police to do is move forward” he said. “It requires them to take some political risk to say, ‘No, this case does not have enough evidence.’”
Anderson and his accuser will appear in court Dec. 18 to see if the order will stick.