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Texas A&M WR Kirk Merritt dismissed from team following indecent exposure charges

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Texas A&M wide receiver Kirk Merritt has been dismissed from the team, a report said Wednesday.

The Bryan-College Station Eagle quoted an A&M official saying Merritt had been dismissed. He recently was charged with two counts of indecent exposure for exposing and touching himself in front of tutors on two sessions in late October.

Merritt has pleaded not guilty. He originally was suspended by coach Kevin Sumlin on October 28, then reinstated February 1. Merritt was ineligible to play last season because he was sitting out after transferring from Oregon.

Merritt’s attorney had said in a statement that the basis for the incidents was that Merritt was dealing with a “bad case of jock itch.