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Former Syracuse football player Amir Ealey charged with rape

Former Syracuse football player Amir Ealey has been charged with two counts of rape for incidents that occurred in a residence hall on the Syracuse University campus in July 2015, police said.

Ealey was arrested Tuesday and charged with the two counts of rape in the third degree for incidents that allegedly occurred in Ernie Davis residence hall, according to the Syracuse Police Department. The victims of the incidents were acquaintances of Ealey’s, per SPD.

Ealey, 19, played in seven games as a freshman in 2015 mostly on special teams and recorded one tackle. He was dismissed from SU’s football team on Feb.