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Former Michigan State star Mateen Cleaves charged with sexual assault

Former Michigan State basketball star Mateen Cleaves is facing multiple charges after allegedly holding a woman against her will in a motel and sexually assaulting her.

Cleaves, 39, was charged Tuesday with unlawful imprisonment, assault with intent to commit criminal sexual penetration, second-degree criminal sexual conduct and two counts of third-degree criminal sexual conduct. The charges carry a penalty of up to 15 years in prison.

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Cleaves is expected to turn himself in for processing and arraignment Thursday morning.

The charges stem from an incident in September in which Cleaves is accused of taking a 24-year-old woman to a motel following a charity golf outing where he detained her there against her will and sexually assaulted her.