Washington releases statement after Tybo Rogers arrest on rape charges

Washington has released a statement after Tybo Rogers’ arrest on rape charges. He is facing second-degree rape and third-degree rape charges for two separate instances.

Rogers was arrested for allegedly sexually assaulting two different females — one in October and one in November. The first alleged sexual assault was reported to police in late October. However, he continued to stay on the team and played in both of Washington’s College Football Playoff games. Rogers announced his plans to enter the transfer portal in January, but withdrew his name a couple weeks later.

UW called the allegations “serious and disturbing” and said it’s cooperating with law enforcement in the investigation.

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“The allegations against Tylin Rogers are serious and disturbing, and the University is fully cooperating with law enforcement,” the statement read. “Under federal student privacy laws, we can’t comment on any individual student. Student athletes are subject to the same University policies and standards of conduct as all UW students.

“All University personnel, including Athletics personnel, have acted and are acting in accordance with applicable laws, policies and trauma-informed practices based on available information. The criminal complaint released on April 9 by the prosecutor’s office contained information new to the University, and we immediately took additional appropriate actions to address safety concerns. Had the university had this information earlier, including in the fall or winter, we would have done the same at that time.”

Rogers appeared in 12 games as a freshman at Washington in 2023, totaling 144 rushing yards across 44 attempts. He didn’t travel with the Huskies to the Pac-12 Championship in December, although the program didn’t disclose a reason for his absence.

Former Washington coach Kalen DeBoer, who’s now the head coach at Alabama, released a statement on the situation after the news broke.

“While I am not able to comment specifically on the situation involving an individual at my former institution because of federal privacy laws and the ongoing criminal matters, I do want to make it clear that I take any allegation of sexual misconduct very seriously,” DeBoer said. “I always have and always will follow established institutional policies and procedures to ensure prompt reporting and proper handling of allegations by the appropriate authorities.”

Tybo Rogers signed with Washington as a three-star recruit and the No. 862 overall player from the 2023 cycle, according to the On3 Industry Ranking, a weighted average that utilizes all four major recruiting media companies.