A current Michigan State basketball player is being investigated for sexual misconduct, ESPN’s Paula Lavigne reports.
A female student told MSU police that Brock Washington, a walk-on freshman guard for the Spartans, “forcibly groped her without her permission” in August, according to Lavigne. The case was sent to prosecutors in mid-December.
Police classified the incident as fourth-degree criminal sexual conduct, Lavigne adds.
Washington, 18, is from Southfield, Michigan, outside Detroit. He has not appeared in a game this season.
The revelation comes as the Michigan State athletic department faces increased scrutiny over sexual misconduct.