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Suspended USC football player gets a chance to clear charges, attorney says

A USC football player accused earlier this year of assaulting his former girlfriend has the opportunity to have the charges dropped, according to his lawyer.

Javon Charleston, a safety for the Gamecocks, was charged of assault and battery and burglary in June stemming from an incident with the former girlfriend.

The incident left him suspended from the team pending court proceedings.

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USC football player suspended after arrest on assault and burglary charges

Now Charleston has been accepted into pre-trial intervention, or PTI, according to his lawyer, Neal Lourie.